Pentagon Taps Teen Jan. 6er for High-Stakes Counterterrorism Role

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia The Trump administration has hired a convicted Jan. 6 Capitol rioter to work inside a Pentagon office that handles some of the military’s most sensitive operations. Elias Irizarry, who was 19 when he broke into the Capitol with a mob of Donald Trump supporters, has been appointed to a post in the Defense Department’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict office, where he is assigned to its irregular warfare and counterterrorism section, The Washington Post reports. The 24-year-old’s hiring has raised red flags among staff, who are questioning his suitability for the highly sensitive government role, four people familiar with the matter told the Post. Two people said the work ranks among the most delicate tasks handled by the Pentagon, with all roles requiring top-secret clearance. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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