Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism job

Washington Post Politics Tuesday 02 June 2026, 20:32 UTC By Tara Copp, Salvador Rizzo 1 min read

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The Trump administration’s appointment of Elias Irizarry, who was 19 at the time of the Capitol attack, has alarmed some in the Defense Department.

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