Jan. 6 Rioter Is Hired to Work in Sensitive Pentagon Office
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- The Pentagon’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict office, tasked with counterterrorism and supporting U.S. commandos, has gained a new asset.
- Elias Irizarry, a Jan. 6 rioter who pleaded guilty to entering the Capitol through a broken window and other offenses, is now involved with the office.
- Irizarry, who was 19 at the time of the Capitol riot, later apologized for his actions.
- He was pardoned by President Trump on Inauguration Day last year as part of a blanket clemency granted to Jan. 6 rioters.