Pardoned J6 Rioter Charged With Threatening Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries

A man who was pardoned after participating in the January 6 Capitol riot faces new charges for allegedly threatening to kill Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Christopher Moynihan, 34, faces a felony charge of making a terroristic threat, New York State police announced.

CBS News reported that Moynihan allegedly sent text messages that he planned to "eliminate" Jeffries when the Democrat spoke at the Economic Club of New York on Monday.

The outlet also cited court documents that quoted Moynihan as stating that "Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live." He also allegedly wrote: "Even if I am hated, he must be eliminated, I will kill him for the future."

"I am grateful to state and federal law enforcement for their swift and decisive action to apprehend a dangerous individual who made a credible death threat against me with every intention to carry it out," Jeffries said in a statement.

Jeffries noted that Moynihan was pardoned on President 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. Unfortunately, our brave men and women in law enforcement are being forced to spend their time keeping our communities safe from these violent individuals who should never have been pardoned," Jeffries said.