Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to murder Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week [View all]
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.
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