A Jan. 6 rioter who was pardoned by President Trump earlier this year is facing charges of plotting to assassinate House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).

Zoom in: Christopher Moynihan allegedly said in text messages on Oct. 17 that he would target a speech Jeffries was scheduled to give in New York City, according to a criminal complaint filed in state court. • "I cannot allow this terrorist to live," Moynihan allegedly wrote. "Even if I am hated he must be eliminated ... I will kill him for the future." • The anonymous recipient of the texts, who tipped off state police, was "also concerned over [Moynihan's] increased narcotic abuse and homicidal ideations," according to an extreme risk protection order. • CBS News first reported on Moynihan's arrest.

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