Trump State Department appointee Federico Klein arrested in connection with Capitol riots

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Police bodycamera footage from the Capitol riot shows a man prosecutors say they identified as Federico Klein. Department of Justice
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The FBI arrested Federico Klein, a former State Department aide appointed by former President Donald Trump, in connection with the January 6 Capitol riots, Politico's Josh Gerstein reported.

Samantha Shero, a spokesperson for the FBI's Washington DC field office, confirmed the arrest to Insider but did not specify on what charges he had been booked.

Klein, 42, of Annandale, VA, is believed to be the first Trump appointee facing charges related to the Capitol insurrection.

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An FBI "wanted" posted with the man prosecutors say they have identified as Federico Klein circled. Department of Justice

Klein had worked on Trump's 2016 presidential campaign where he made a salary of $15,000. He was among several campaign aides who ended up with positions in the administration.

According to a public database of executive branch personnel, Klein joined the State Department in 2017, just days after the inauguration, and was a special assistant in the Bureau Of Western Hemisphere Affairs. He made an annual salary of $66,510.

Klein's mother Carolina confirmed to Politico that her son told her he had been on the Washington Mall that day.

"Fred's politics burn a little hot but I've never known him to violate the law," she said of her son.

Prior to joining the Trump campaign, Klein was a researcher at the Famly Research Council, and a legislative aide for Loudon County, VA.

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