The Capitol Police officer charged with helping a Jan. 6 rioter attempt to evade the FBI has resigned from the force. This ends Michael Riley's 26-year tenure as he prepares to fight the case against him.
. Riley’s legal team, from the D.C. firm Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, confirmed his resignation and indicated he plans to fight the charges.
There are still unanswered questions about Riley’s actions in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack. Though prosecutors revealed that the FBI had obtained incriminating evidence against Riley as early as January, he remained on the force for nearly nine months. And Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger indicated he had only learned about the case just weeks before Riley’s arrest.
“im a capitol police officer who agrees with your political stance,” Riley wrote, according to the indictment. “Take down the part about being in the building they are currently investigating and everyone who was in the building is going to be charged. Just looking out!”
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