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Pardoned Capitol Rioter Arrested for Threatening Hakeem Jeffries

10/23/2025

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Christopher Moynihan, 34, a pardoned Capitol rioter, was arrested for threatening House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
He texted, "I cannot allow this terrorist to live" before Jeffries' speech at the Economic Club of New York.
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force alerted state police, and Moynihan was arrested on October 19.
Jeffries criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's pardons, noting many pardoned individuals reoffend and raising concerns about political violence.

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Christopher Moynihan, 34, a pardoned Capitol rioter, was arrested for threatening House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
He texted, "I cannot allow this terrorist to live" before Jeffries' speech at the Economic Club of New York.
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force alerted state police, and Moynihan was arrested on October 19.
Jeffries criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's pardons, noting many pardoned individuals reoffend and raising concerns about political violence.