A man pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the 2021 Capitol riot has been charged with threatening to kill the top Democrat in the US House of Representatives.
Christopher Moynihan, 34, was arrested in the town of Clinton, New York, for making a terroristic threat to kill a member of Congress, New York State Police said.
Moynihan allegedly planned to target Senate Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries during a speech to the Economic Club of New York scheduled for this week, according to court filings obtained by the BBC's US partner CBS News.
"I cannot allow this terrorist to live," Moynihan allegedly wrote in text messages.
According to court filings, Moynihan also wrote: "Even if I am hated, [Jeffries] must be eliminated, I will kill him for the future."
