A Trump political appointee who was allegedly employed by the State Department at the time of the riot has been arrested in connection with the January 6 attack on the U. S. Capitol. Federico Klein is accused of assaulting law enforcement and committing other crimes during the deadly siege.
Klein, 42, worked in the Office of Brazilian and Southern Cone Affairs at the time of the riot and held a top-secret security clearance, according to an affidavit obtained by CBS News. He was seen in body cam and other video footage physically clashing with police, the court document said.
Klein "violently shoved a riot shield that apparently had been taken from an officer, towards the officers trying to stop the mob from gaining access to the building. In doing so, Klein pushed the riot shield in between the doors to the Capitol, preventing officers from closing the doors," the affidavit said.
Another video showed Klein "violently [shoving] the shield into an officer's body in an attempt to breach the police line," according to the court document.
He also allegedly refused an officer's request to move out of the way when the officer was trying to help a colleague who had been dragged into the crowd.
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