By Andrew Trunsky
Daily Caller News Foundation
A U.S. Capitol Police officer who has been …
By Andrew Trunsky Daily Caller News Foundation A U.S. Capitol Police officer who has been with the department for over two decades is facing two counts of obstruction of justice for allegedly helping a Jan.6 rioter avoid prosecution. U.S. Capitol Police Officer Michael Angelo Riley allegedly friended the defendant on Facebook, named “Person 1” in the court documents, and told Person 1 to delete photos that showed him in the Capitol as the riot occurred. The documents state that Riley and Person 1 did not know each other, “but both were avid fishermen and members of fishing-related Facebook groups.
