Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism job

June 2, 2026

Washington Post: “In the case of rescue/extraction missions, it can place our special operators in some of the most complex and dangerous environments we ask of them,” said one person familiar with Irizarry’s hiring. “To put someone so junior and new to DOD, and with such a checkered background, into such a sensitive portfolio raises serious questions for leadership.”…