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Christopher Moynihan faces felony charges for allegedly threatening House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries days after receiving a presidential pardon.
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Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week
Some rioters chanted to hang then-Vice President Mike Pence, threatened to kill then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and beat police officers with dozens of makeshift weapons, including bats, sticks, poles, bear spray and beams. Some were accused of carrying guns, knives and handmade weapons.
Prosecutors said Christopher Moynihan was among the first rioters to enter the Capitol grounds and watched rioters fight with police at the rotunda door.
New York State Police say the man was arrested after they received word from the FBI that that he made "threats to kill a member of Congress."
In a briefing, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about President Donald Trump’s priorities for renovating parts of the White House campus. Leavitt did not say the ballroom is Trump’s priority among all policies, such as inflation and health care.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was confronted multiple times about the New York City mayoral race during his press conference on Friday.
CNBC's Joe Kernen and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D) clashed over the ongoing government shutdown on Friday morning.