Convicted Capitol Riot Participant Gets Position at the…

Convicted Capitol Riot Participant Gets Position at the Pentagon

04.06.2026 11:01 HotInfo 14

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has employed Elias Irizarry, convicted for participating in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, in a political office of the Pentagon. According to internal records, he was assigned to the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, which provides advice on national security, military strategy, and planning. svet.sme.sk ↗

At the time of the attack, Irizarry was a 19-year-old student at The Citadel military school in South Carolina. In 2023, he was convicted of a misdemeanor related to unlawfully entering the Capitol and received a two-week prison sentence. According to published information, he now works in an area focused on special operations, irregular warfare, and counterterrorism. aktuality.sk ↗

The Pentagon defends his hiring as a political appointment. The case has drawn attention also because he is not the only participant in the events of January 6 to have obtained a position in the Trump administration. Jared Wise, a former FBI agent charged in connection with the Capitol attack, was employed at the Department of Justice as an advisor to the pardon office. Novy Cas ↗

When Trump returned to the White House in January, he granted pardons, commuted sentences, or ordered the dismissal of cases against nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the attack. The latest appointments are therefore reopening questions about the vetting of political appointees for sensitive security positions. Novy Cas ↗

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