The Trump administration has given a man convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a job in the Pentagon’s policy office.

Elias Irizarry, a South Carolina native and former cadet at the Citadel military college, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor related to Jan. 6.

Elias Irizarry is a “qualified, patriotic young professional, and we are proud to have him as a political appointee,” a Pentagon spokesman said.

The Trump administration previously hired an accused January 6 rioter to the Justice Department

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The Trump administration has given a man convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a job in the Pentagon’s policy office.

The Trump administration has given a man who was jailed for his actions during the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot a job in the Pentagon's policy office.

The Trump administration has given a man convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a job in the Pentagon's policy office.

Elias Irizarry fue asignado a la oficina del subsecretario de Defensa para Políticas, que se encarga de dar asesoramiento y apoyo en seguridad nacional

Elias Irizarry, sentenciado por el ataque del 6 de enero y luego indultado, trabaja en un área sensible vinculada a operaciones especiales, terrorismo y guerra asimétrica

Elias Irizarry, a 19-year-old Citadel cadet and Jan. 6 participant, is reportedly assigned to the Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict office.

A man who pleaded guilty to participating in the Jan. 6 riot as a 19-year-old — and later described the events of that day as a "disgrace" — now works for the Defense Department.

Elias Irizarry, 24, was appointed to a post in the Defense Department’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, the Washington Post reported.

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His hiring is part of a dangerous trend in the Trump administration.