Former US State Department Aide Arrested in Connection with Capitol Riot - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – A former US State Department aide during the Trump administration has been arrested in connection with the pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol, according to an FBI spokesperson and documents.

Federico Klein was arrested Thursday in Virginia, an FBI spokesperson said. The FBI would not discuss the case, and court documents did not appear to be online.

But documents obtained by NBC News allege that a man later identified as Klein was seen on video assaulting Washington, DC, police officers and US Capitol Police officers.

The FBI says in court documents that Klein can be seen resisting officers, attempting to take items from them, and assaulting them with a riot shield. The documents allege he “violently shoved the shield into an officer’s body in an attempt to breach the police line."

It appears to be the first criminal case connected to a member of the Trump administration stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.

It was not immediately clear if Klein had an attorney who could speak on his behalf Thursday night, or if he was in custody.

Politico first reported the arrest.

The court documents say Klein was working at the State Department on Jan. 6, possessed top-secret security clearance and resigned Jan. 19.

Government records show Klein worked on Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and was hired at the State Department in January 2017.