Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for counterterrorism post

The Trump administration has hired a convicted Jan. 6, 2021, rioter to work in the Pentagon’s office that oversees sensitive special operations and irregular warfare matters.  Elias Irizarry, who was 19 when he participated in the attack at the U.S. Capitol, was appointed to a position within the Defense Department's Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict...

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