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Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for counterterrorism post

The Trump administration has hired a convicted Jan. 6, 2021, rioter to work in the Pentagonโ€™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 pos

Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for counterterrorism post
The Hill โ€” 2 June 2026
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The Trump administration hasย hired a convicted Jan. 6, 2021, rioter to work in the Pentagonโ€™s office that oversees sensitive special operations and irregular warfare matters.ย  Elias Irizarry, who was 19 when he participated in the attack at the U.S. Capitol, was appointed to a position within the Defense Departmentโ€™s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflictโ€ฆ

This report comes from The Hill. The story centres on Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for counterterrorism post. Full coverage and background context is available at the original source. Readers seeking more detail on this developing topic are encouraged to follow updates from The Hill and related outlets covering this beat.

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