Christopher Moynihan pleads guilty to misdemeanor charge over threats last October to kill congressman
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 congressman and 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.
“Threats against elected officials are not political speech, they are criminal acts that strike at the heart of public safety and our democratic system,” the district attorney for Dutchess county, Anthony Parisi, said in a statement.
Moynihan, of Pleasant Valley, New York, was charged last October after he sent threatening text messages about an appearance Jeffries was scheduled to make in New York City, according to a complaint filed in New York state court in Clinton. Jeffries represents New York in Congress.
