Christopher Moynihan, a January 6 rioter who was fully pardoned by President Trump on his first day in office, has been arrested and charged with making a “credible death threat” against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. It’s not hard to believe we’re here again, but a man Trump previously referred to as one of his “patriots” is now facing a felony count of making a terroristic threat just after getting a get-out-of-jail-free card for his role in the Capitol riot.
Moynihan, a 34-year-old from Clinton, New York, was taken into custody after the FBI received an anonymous tip that raised serious alarms. The tip expressed concern over the “recent suspected narcotic abuse and an increase in the respondent’s homicidal ideations”. This wasn’t a vague threat; it was specific. Charging documents show Moynihan allegedly planned to kill Jeffries in New York City, explicitly stating that he was doing it for “the future,” per NBC News.
