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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Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for counterterrorism post
The Hill
June 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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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…