Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter accused of threatening US Democratic leader Jeffries
Christopher Moynihan allegedly wrote: "Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live. ... Even if I am hated he must be eliminated. ... I will kill him..."
Fellow House Democratic members applaud as U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks on the steps of the U.S. Capitol ahead of a vote in House of Representatives on final passage of President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 2, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)ByREUTERS