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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Charged with Threatening to Kill Jeffries

Christopher Moynihan, pardoned for Jan. 6 Capitol crimes, faces a felony for threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in text messages before a New York City speech.

  • Christopher Moynihan, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump, was arrested on October 19 for threatening to kill House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
  • Moynihan allegedly planned to execute the attack on Jeffries during a speech in New York, stating he could not allow a 'terrorist' to live.
  • After his arrest, Jeffries praised the law enforcement actions but criticized Moynihan's pardon, stating that such individuals should not have been pardoned in the first place.
  • Moynihan faces a felony charge of making a terroristic threat and is being held in New York.
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Christopher Moynihan, pardoned by Trump after the Capitol attack, is in custody for threatening to kill leading Democrat Hakeem Jeffries.

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