A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested on Sunday after allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, according to CBS News .

Christopher Moynihan was arrested after saying in text messages that he planned to "eliminate" Jeffries when the top House Democrat spoke at an event in New York City on Monday, according to court documents obtained by CBS News.

Jeffries spoke at the Economic Club of New York on Monday. Moynihan was arraigned Tuesday and entered a plea of not guilty, the news agency said.

According to a court filing by prosecutors in the New York state criminal case, Moynihan wrote, "Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live."

Moynihan also allegedly stated: "Even if I am hated, he must be eliminated, I will

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