Trump Appointee Arrested for Role in Capitol Riot newser.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newser.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The arrest of Federico G. Klein, a former State Department aide, marks the first member of the Trump administration arrested in connection with the insurrection.
Trump-appointed State Department official arrested, charged in connection with Capitol riots
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A political appointee of former President Donald Trump was arrested Thursday on multiple felony charges in connection with the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Politico, the New York Times and the Washington Post report that Federico Klein, 42, was arrested in Virginia on Thursday. Heâs the first member of the Trump administration to be charged in connection with the breach of the Capitol.
In a charging document published by the New York Times, investigators allege that Klein âviolently shoved a riot shield that apparently had been taken from an officerâ while trying to breach the doors to the building.
State Department aide appointed by Trump stormed the Capitol, beat police with a riot shield, FBI says adn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from adn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Police officers, veterans and even a former FBI employee have been arrested for allegedly storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Now, federal investigators have added a Trump administration official to the growing list of defendants facing charges in the deadly riot. On Thursday, the FBI arrested a political appointee of former president Donald Trump, according to a criminal complaint, marking the first member of the administration arrested in connection with the insurrection. Politico first reported the arrest. Federal agents arrested Federico G. Klein, 42, a former State Department aide, on multiple felony charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to a criminal complaint published by the New York Times. The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Friday.