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Capitol Police Officer Charged In Cover-Up

October 15, 2021 · 12:54 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“A U.S. Capitol police officer was arrested Friday for obstruction of justice charges related to communications with a person later criminally charged for participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by Trump supporters,” CNBC reports.

“The cop, Michael Riley, allegedly told the other person to delete Facebook posts and also deleted his own Facebook messages to and from that person.”

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