Trump Jan. 6 pardon recipient accused of threatening to kill Democratic leader Jeffries

A New York antheral who received a pardon from President Donald Trump for his relation successful the Jan. 6, 2021, riot astatine the U.S. Capitol has been charged with threatening to termination House Democratic person Hakeem Jeffries.

Christopher Moynihan, 34, of Clinton, is charged with making a terroristic menace against Jeffries, New York State Police said. He is being held successful lieu of a $10,000 currency bail.

Moynihan, successful August 2022, pleaded blameworthy to 5 misdemeanor counts and was convicted astatine a stipulated proceedings of 1 felony number successful transportation with his relation successful the Capitol riot by a mob of Trump supporters.

He was sentenced successful February 2023 to 21 months successful situation and surrendered the pursuing month. He was released aft serving 12 months portion helium appealed his condemnation of the felony count.

Moynihan was 1 of astir 1,500 radical charged with Jan. 6-related crimes who were pardoned by Trump connected his archetypal time backmost successful the White House connected Jan. 20, 2025.

"I americium grateful to authorities and national instrumentality enforcement for their swift and decisive enactment to apprehend a unsafe idiosyncratic who made a credible decease menace against maine with each volition to transportation it out," said Jeffries, who represents a territory successful New York City, successful a statement.

"The idiosyncratic arrested, on with thousands of convulsive felons who stormed the US Capitol during the January 6th attack, was pardoned by Donald Trump connected the President's precise archetypal time successful office," Jeffries said.

"Since the broad pardon that occurred earlier this year, galore of the criminals released person committed further crimes passim the country," Jeffries said. "Unfortunately, our brave men and women successful instrumentality enforcement are being forced to walk their clip keeping our communities harmless from these convulsive individuals who should ne'er person been pardoned." 

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