Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Charged With Threatening Top Democrat in Congress

Christopher Moynihan sent threatening text messages, according to court documents.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference during the tenth day of the government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 10, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

A man pardoned by President Donald Trump for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol has been charged with threatening to kill Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to court filings.

Christopher Moynihan, 34, was charged with making a terroristic threat, a felony, after sending threatening text messages on Oct. 17 about an appearance Jeffries was scheduled to make in New York City, according to a criminal complaint filed in state court and obtained by The Epoch Times.