A New York man who took part in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol and was pardoned by President Donald Trump has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill a top Democratic member of Congress, police said.

Christopher Moynihan, 34, was arrested over the weekend on a felony charge of making a "terroristic threat" against Hakeem Jeffries, the leader of the Democratic minority in the House of Representatives, according to a criminal complaint from state police.

Moynihan, of Clinton, New York, allegedly sent text messages on Friday to an unidentified individual stating that he planned to "eliminate" Jeffries at a speaking event in New York on Monday, the complaint said.

"Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live," it quoted a message

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