Jan 6 Rioter Arrested: Plotting Jeffries Assassination
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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Accused of Plotting to Assassinate Hakeem Jeffries
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Christopher Moynihan, who received a pardon from former President Trump earlier in 2024, has been arrested and charged with threatening to assassinate House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). The alleged plot centered around a speech Jeffries was scheduled to deliver in New York City.
Published: October 21, 2024 | Last Updated: October 21, 2024
The Alleged Threat
According to a criminal complaint filed in state court on october 20, 2024, Christopher Moynihan, 34, allegedly communicated his intent to harm Representative Jeffries via text messages on October 17, 2024. The messages were sent to an anonymous individual who subsequently alerted state police.
The complaint details disturbing statements, including: “I cannot allow this terrorist to live
,” and “Even if I am hated he must be eliminated … I will kill him for the future.
” The recipient of these messages expressed concern not only about the threat to Jeffries but also about Moynihan’s increasing drug use and “homicidal ideations,” as documented in an extreme risk protection order.
moynihan’s Background and Arrest
Moynihan, a resident of Clinton, New York, was arrested on Sunday, October 20, 2024, and charged with making a terroristic threat.He was arraigned on Tuesday,October 22,2024,and entered a plea of not guilty. He is currently being held pending further legal proceedings.
Notably, Moynihan was among those pardoned by former President Donald Trump earlier in 2024 for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He had previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge related to the riot, specifically entering a restricted building. The Department of Justice confirmed his initial guilty plea in 2023.