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Pardoned January 6 rioter pleads guilty to threatening Hakeem Jeffries

a composite image showing a man trespassing in a government building and a man in a suit
Christopher Moynihan threatened to kill Hakeem Jeffries, right, in a series of text messages. Composite: Senate Television via AP, Getty Images

A rioter who was pardoned by Donald Trump for the felony he was convicted of in the storming of the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 has pleaded guilty to a harassment charge over threats to kill the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries.

Christopher Moynihan, 35, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge in a hearing in Clinton, New York, prosecutors said, and will be sentenced in April. His representative could not immediately be reached.

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