Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to murder Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

Updated on: October 21, 2025 / 8:52 AM EDT


A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Court documents obtained by CBS News said Christopher Moynihan was arrested Sunday after saying in text messages that he planned to "eliminate" Jeffries when the top House Democrat spoke at an event in New York City on Monday. Jeffries spoke at the Economic Club of New York on Monday.

According to a court filing by prosecutors in the New York state criminal case, Moynihan wrote, "Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live." Moynihan also allegedly stated: "Even if I am hated, he must be eliminated, I will kill him for the future," the filing said. Moynihan faces a felony charge of making a terroristic threat, according to court filings shared by prosecutors.

Moynihan's father declined to comment on the case when reached by phone by CBS News on Monday. He said Moynihan has not yet been appointed a defense attorney.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pardoned-capitol-rioter-charged-threatening-hakeem-jeffries-nyc-trump/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. No problem! TSF will likely re-pardon him.

[DinahMoeHum]

3. Methinks this is a STATE crime.

No pardons available here.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

6. You are correct. nt

[mdbl]

11. Me hopes it's a state crime

Tired of seeing criminals set free.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

4. These are state charges,

therefore, no pardon from Been A Dick Donald.

[Ocelot II]

2. Getting a pardon for one crime doesn't mean you can commit new ones

and get away with it. How many new crimes by pardoned J6 assholes is that now?

[groundloop]

8. And especially how many crimes by pardoned J6 assholes wearing ICE uniforms?

[mdbl]

12. Do you honestly think Pres Dump cares how many times he pardons a crook?

I think has has a personal contest going on with himself to see how many he can keep getting away with. He's already way past impeachable offenses.

[crud]

5. Someone on MSNBC

said it is odd that he is being charged with state law and not by the DOJ...
Hmmm...

[MarineCombatEngineer]

7. Someone on MSNBC is an idiot if they don't know the answer to that one. nt

[Ocelot II]

9. Come on, MSNBC. Duh. Here's a clue:

He can't be pardoned for a state crime (not to mention that Trump's DoJ wouldn't charge him in the first place).

[Princess Turandot]

10. From the docket for the J6 arrest...

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59742588/1/1/united-states-v-moynihan/

He was identified from a video by 2 former co-workers.

From the Statement of Facts for the arrest warrant:
Person-1 stated that he/she previously worked with MOYNIHAN for approximately one year. Below is a screen capture of a video which Person-1 stated depicts MOYNIHAN. The video appears to have been filmed on the Senate floor of the U.S. Capitol. During this video, MOYNIHAN can be seen using his cellphone to take pictures of official congressional notes and documents which are believed to detail the objections and votes of certain congressional members on the certification of electoral results. As he reviews the documents, MOYNIHAN can be heard saying “There’s got to be something we can use against these fucking scumbags.” Later in the video, MOYNIHAN can be seen wearing an additional T-shirt and standing on the dais inside the Senate chamber.

DOJ sentencing announcement, February 2, 2023
Christopher Patrick Moynihan, 32, of Salt Point, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 21 months in prison. Moynihan was found guilty, on August 23, 2022, of obstruction of an official proceeding, a felony. He also pleaded guilty to a total of five related misdemeanor charges. In addition to the prison term, Judge Christopher R. Cooper ordered 36 months of supervised release and restitution of $2,000.

[FakeNoose]

13. Lock him up!

[AverageOldGuy]

14. And another one bites the dust

Trump pardoned over 1,000 of these criminals. For some time I tried to follow them after their pardons but I quit doing that a couple of months ago. Up the then, I had found about ten who were back in jail on local offenses.

One guy returned home and was grabbed by the local cops the next day on a couple of outstanding warrants. Others were arrested on various local charges within a month of so of being released.

I read somewhere that well over one-half of those in jail for their role in Jan 6 had prior records.

I'm hoping that more and more of them go back to the slammer on local or state charges where Trump cannot help them and where no one gives a shit about them.

[moniss]

15. Notice that Bondi and Patel didn't bother

to investigate and charge. However at least this way with state charges they will probably provide the guy legal support any way they can. Perhaps make him a diplomat and have him scurry out of the country and be "unavailable" for prosecution.

[debsy]

16. Trump will pardon him again

There are no laws for republicans, only democrats. I think dumpster said that recently, didn’t he? Thanks, SCROTUS (oops, I mean Republican SCOTUS).