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Christopher Moynihan

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Date pardoned
20 January 2025
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Convicted of
On January 6, 2021, Moynihan entered the Senate floor of the Capitol. Video captured inside showed him reviewing and photographing official congressional documents believed to detail objections and votes on the certification of electoral results, while standing on the Senate dais. He can be heard on video saying "There's got to be something we can use against these f***ing scumbags." Two witnesses subsequently identified him to the FBI. He was convicted at a stipulated bench trial on August 23, 2022 of obstruction of an official proceeding, and pleaded guilty on the same date to five additional counts: entering and remaining in a restricted building, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building, entering and remaining on the floor of Congress, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.
Original sentence
21 months incarceration, 36 months supervised release, and a $180 special assessment. Sentenced February 3, 2023.
Post-pardon activity
2mentions
2new offenses
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New Offenses After Pardon(2)

Day 275· 21 October 2025threatening

Christopher Moynihan was arrested and charged with making threats to kill Hakeem Jeffries, House minority leader, in October 2025.

Day 383· 6 February 2026threatening

Christopher Moynihan pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for threats made in October 2025 to kill congressman Hakeem Jeffries.

Subsequent News Mentions(2)

Day 255· 1 October 2025

Christopher Moynihan, pardoned by Trump for January 6 offenses, was charged with threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Day 378· 1 February 2026

Christopher Moynihan, pardoned by Trump for January 6 offenses, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for threatening to kill Congressman Hakeem Jeffries.

Further Reading(7)