A former President Donald Trump aide who worked at the State Department has been convicted in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.
Federico “Freddie” Klein was convicted on multiple assault charges and other felony offenses on July 20 by U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee.
His co-defendant Steven Cappuccio was also convicted on similar charges, although the judge found him not guilty of an obstruction charge and a misdemeanor after determining that he “was not politically savvy enough to intend to stop the electoral vote count,” according to the Washington Post.
Judge McFadden heard testimony from Mr. Klein, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, without a jury before convicting him of 12 counts, including six charging him with assaulting, resisting, or impeding police officers….