"A man who was pardoned by Donald Trump for his conviction in the US Capitol attack carried out by the Republican president's supporters in early 2021 has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill the Democratic House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, according to authorities and the New York representative himself. Christopher Moynihan, 34, was arrested by New York state police on a felony count of making terroristic threats, the agency announced."
"The police did not publicly name the member of Congress in its initial statement on Sunday. But in a statement released on Tuesday, Jeffries said he was 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."
"text messages saying that he planned to eliminate Jeffries, who represents New York's eighth congressional district, at a New York City event on Monday. Reuters reported that the complaint states that Moynihan sent text messages on Friday that read: Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live Even if I am hated he must be eliminated I will kill him for the future."
Christopher Moynihan, 34, pardoned by Donald Trump for a January 6 conviction, was arrested by New York state police on a felony count of making terroristic threats. The FBI's joint terrorism taskforce alerted state police on October 18 after Moynihan allegedly made threats to kill a member of Congress, leading to a focused investigation and his arraignment in Clinton, New York. Hakeem Jeffries identified himself as the target and thanked state and federal law enforcement for swiftly apprehending a dangerous individual who posed a credible death threat with intent to carry it out. Court documents cite text messages in which Moynihan allegedly vowed to eliminate Jeffries at a New York City event.
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