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

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

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.

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

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

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