A man who was pardoned by President Trump after storming the U.S. Capitol in 2021 has been arrested on a charge that he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
New York State Police say Christopher Moynihan was arrested after they were advised by the FBI that he had made “threats to kill a member of Congress.”
Court documents show his arrest came after he allegedly texted that he planned to kill Jeffries, the top Democrat in the House.
In a statement Tuesday, Jeffries noted Moynihan was pardoned on Trump’s first day in office.
“Since the blanket pardon that occurred earlier this year, many of the criminals released have committed additional crimes throughout the country,” he said.
President Trump granted a pardon to a man who stormed the U.S. S. In 2021, Capitol was detained on suspicion of threatening to murder House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
According to the New York State Police, Christopher Moynihan was taken into custody after the FBI informed them that he had threatened to kill a member of Congress. He allegedly texted that he intended to kill Jeffries, the leading Democrat in the House, according to court records, which led to his arrest.
The 34-year-old Moynihan was arraigned in Clinton, North Carolina, local court. Y. He was placed under remand at the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center “in lieu of a $30,000 bond, a $80,000 partially secured bond, or $10,000 cash bail.”. On Thursday, he is expected to appear in court.
Making a terroristic threat is a felony charge against him.
Jeffries pointed out that Moynihan was pardoned on Trump’s first day in office in a statement released on Tuesday.
He claimed that “many of the criminals released have committed additional crimes throughout the country since the blanket pardon that occurred earlier this year.”. Regretfully, our courageous law enforcement officers must dedicate their time to protecting our communities from these violent criminals who ought never to have been granted a pass. “..”.
Moynihan received a sentence in 2023 that included 21 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release. He was fully pardoned, as were over 1,500 other defendants accused of crimes connected to the U.S. invasion. S. January in the Capitol. June 6, 2021.
A video taken inside the Senate floor that day shows Moynihan saying, “There must be something we can use against these f***ing scumbags.”. “.”.
Many of the individuals who committed crimes on Jan. had no prior criminal history. 6. NPR discovered dozens of defendants who had previously been found guilty of offenses such as drug trafficking, rape, domestic violence, manslaughter, rape, and sexual abuse of a minor. Law enforcement shot and killed Matthew Huttle during a traffic stop in Indiana just days after he was pardoned.
As threats against lawmakers increase, Moynihan was arrested. In a September statement, the Capitol Police told NPR that its agents were on track to complete about 14,000 threat assessment cases by the year’s end, which would represent a sharp increase over caseloads in prior years.
This report was contributed to by Sam Gringlas of NPR.
