New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Christopher Moynihan, 34, of Clinton, New York, a Trump-pardoned US Capitol January 6 rioter, was arrested for allegedly sending text messages threatening the life of House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Moynihan was among more than 1,500 individuals charged in connection with the January 6, 2021, attack, where Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to block certification of Joe Biden's presidential election victory.

In February 2023, Moynihan was sentenced to 21 months in prison for obstruction of an official proceeding, a felony.

He was subsequently pardoned by Donald Trump on his first day in office, along with nearly all other individuals criminally charged in connection with the at...