The FBI arrested Federico Klein, one of the former President Trump
Donald TrumpHouse approves voting rights and DEA electoral reform bill places agent seen outside Capitol Hill during leave of absence Georgia governor Kemp says he would “absolutely” support Trump as nominated for 2024 MOREappointed to the State Department on Thursday in connection with the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol.
Samatha Shero, a spokesman for the FBI Field Office in Washington, confirmed the arrest for The Hill on Thursday night, but referred additional questions to the US Attorney’s Office for DC
Klein’s arrest is the first known case of one of Trump’s political nominees facing criminal charges in connection with the riot. It happens when some on the right seek to take Trump’s blame for the insurrection.
Trump was accused of inciting the riots, but the Senate ended up voting 53-47 to absolve him.
More than 300 people were charged with connection to the riot that forced Congress to suspend certification of President biden
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The news of Klein’s arrest was first reported by Politico. According to the media, he was taken into custody in Virginia.
According to a financial disclosure published by ProPublica, Klein was appointed to the State Department on January 22, 2017 as a special assistant. Prior to his appointment, he worked on Trump’s 2016 campaign and reported winning $ 15,000.
At the State Department, Klein was a special assistant at the State Department’s Western Hemisphere Affairs Bureau and was a political nominee of “Table C,” said the Politician.
Klein’s mother, Cecilia, told Politico in a telephone interview that she discussed the events of January 6 with her son and confirmed that he was in Washington, DC that day.
She told the Politician that she was under the impression that her son had not entered the Capitol, but could not remember whether he specifically denied it.
“As far as I know, he was at the mall. That’s what he told me, ”said Cecilia Klein to the Politico.