Jan. 6 Riot Suspect Arrested for Assaulting Police and Media

GOP donor and funeral home director Peter G. Moloney has been arrested and charged with assaulting police officers and a member of the media during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Moloney, who has donated thousands of dollars to GOP campaigns and committees, used wasp spray to attack police officers and punched and shoved an Associated Press photographer. He is being prosecuted by the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia and is slated to make his initial appearance at a federal courthouse on Long Island.