US Capitol Police Officer Charged With Obstructing Jan. 6 Probe

US Capitol Police Officer Charged With Obstructing Jan. 6 Probe
A U.S. Capitol Police badge. File photo/Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer was charged this week with obstruction of justice for allegedly interfering with the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, according to court documents released Friday.

Michael Riley, a USCP officer for more than 25 years, is accused of telling an unnamed person who was at the Capitol on Jan. 6 to remove photographs from their Facebook page.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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