“I am grateful to state and federal law enforcement for their swift and decisive action to apprehend a dangerous individual who made a credible death threat against me with every intention to carry it out. The person arrested, along with thousands of violent felons who stormed the US Capitol during the January 6th attack, was pardoned by Donald Trump on the President’s very first day in office.”

“Since the blanket pardon that occurred earlier this year, many of the criminals released have committed additional crimes throughout the country. Unfortunately, our brave men and women in law enforcement are being forced to spend their time keeping our communities safe from these violent individuals who should never have been pardoned. It is the honor of my life to serve in Congress during these challenging times. Threats of violence will not stop us from showing up, standing up and speaking up for the American people,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a statement on Tuesday responding to the arrest of pardoned MAGA rioter Chris Moynihan.

The “grateful to state and federal law enforcement” part is odd – as is that this morning’s New York State Police statement specifically mentioned “Federal Bureau of Investigation Joint Terrorism Task Force (FBI-JTTF)” were involved and that such threats are usually charged federally under 18 USC § 115 – so it’d be helpful if Jeffries would explain why Moynihan is facing state-level charges. Did K$H order the FBI to stand down or did Jeffries ask the local DA to get involved to preempt another pardon from the Orange God Emperor? Even weirder is the Dutchess County DA releasing a statement saying “Although my office was not contacted during the investigative stage of this matter, we are now reviewing the case for legal and factual sufficiency,” just minutes ago.