Trump State Department appointee convicted of Capitol riot felonies

A political appointee of Donald Trump's who took part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted of seven felonies this Thursday, NBC News reported.

Federico Klein was a State Department employee during the Trump administration. He initially faced charges of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers; obstruction of an official proceeding; civil disorder; as well as misdemeanor offenses.

Klein was reportedly present in the tunnel where the worst of the Capitol riot violence took place. He never entered the Capitol building itself.

Read the full report at NBC News.