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Trump Fur-Ever: Costumed Capitol Rioter Is Son Of Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge [View all]
https://gothamist.com/news/trump-fur-ever-costumed-capitol-rioter-son-brooklyn-supreme-court-judge
BY JAKE OFFENHARTZ
JAN. 7, 2021 3:14 P.M. • 9 COMMENTS
Brooklyn resident Aaron Mostofsky inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP/SHUTTERSTOCK
The politically-connected son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge was among the band of Trump-supporting marauders who ransacked the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.
Dressed in fur pelts and a bullet proof vest, Aaron Mostofsky joined an early wave of rioters who swarmed the halls of Congress, forcing lawmakers to evacuate before certifying Joe Biden's election victory. He can be seen in several photos outside the Senate chambers, holding a wooden stick and a police riot shield, alongside a man carrying a Confederate flag.
Brooklyn resident Aaron Mostofsky inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/SHUTTERSTOCK
The man's father is Schlomo Mostofsky, a prominent modern Orthodox figure in Brooklyn and former president of the National Council of Young Israel. He was elected to the Kings County Supreme Court last January with the backing of the Brooklyn Democratic Party.
Neither father nor son returned repeated inquiries from Gothamist. In an interview with the NY Post, Aaron, who declined to give his last name, said that he stormed the building because “the election was stolen," adding that he found the riot shield on the floor.
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BY JAKE OFFENHARTZ
JAN. 7, 2021 3:14 P.M. • 9 COMMENTS
Brooklyn resident Aaron Mostofsky inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP/SHUTTERSTOCK
The politically-connected son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge was among the band of Trump-supporting marauders who ransacked the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.
Dressed in fur pelts and a bullet proof vest, Aaron Mostofsky joined an early wave of rioters who swarmed the halls of Congress, forcing lawmakers to evacuate before certifying Joe Biden's election victory. He can be seen in several photos outside the Senate chambers, holding a wooden stick and a police riot shield, alongside a man carrying a Confederate flag.
Brooklyn resident Aaron Mostofsky inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/SHUTTERSTOCK
The man's father is Schlomo Mostofsky, a prominent modern Orthodox figure in Brooklyn and former president of the National Council of Young Israel. He was elected to the Kings County Supreme Court last January with the backing of the Brooklyn Democratic Party.
Neither father nor son returned repeated inquiries from Gothamist. In an interview with the NY Post, Aaron, who declined to give his last name, said that he stormed the building because “the election was stolen," adding that he found the riot shield on the floor.
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