"Threats against elected officials are not political speech, they are criminal acts that strike at the heart of public safety and our democratic system, the district attorney for Dutchess county, Anthony Parisi, said in a statement. Moynihan, of Pleasant Valley, New York, was charged last October after he sent threatening text messages about an appearance Jeffries was scheduled to make in New York City, according to a complaint filed in New York state court in Clinton."
"Jeffries represents a New York City district in Congress. Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live I will kill him for the future, the text messages read, according to the complaint. These text messages placed the recipient in reasonable fear of the imminent murder and assassination of Hakeem Jeffries by the defendant, the complaint had said."
Christopher Moynihan, 35, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge for sending threatening texts that said he would kill House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries. The messages targeted an appearance Jeffries was scheduled to make in New York City and allegedly placed the recipient in reasonable fear of imminent murder and assassination. Moynihan will be sentenced in April. He previously received a 21-month prison sentence in February 2023 for obstruction and related charges stemming from the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Donald Trump pardoned nearly everyone criminally charged in that attack when he began his second term.
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