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Son Of A Brooklyn Judge Identified Storming The Capitol

He gave an interview in full regalia.

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Some images from this week’s armed insurrection are indelibly marked on our collective unconscious. How can anyone forget a rioter stealing a podium? Or an insurrectionist lounging in Nancy Pelosi’s office? Or Trump supporters scaling the walls of the Capitol? Or a Confederate flag being paraded in the halls of the Capitol? And of course multiple fur-clad rioters proudly posing for pictures and giving interviews.

One of the fur enthusiasts who gave an interview to the New York Post identified himself as Aaron from Brooklyn. You can watch the full thing below, complete with animal pelts, a bulletproof vest, “found” police riot gear, and plenty of disproven conspiracy theories.

https://youtu.be/xewPUMYkaMQ

Like so many who rode the high of their privilege and put their faces out there, Aaron has been ID’d. He’s Aaron Mostofsky, and according to Gothamist, his dad is New York Supreme Court Judge Shlomo Mostofsky:

The man’s father is Shlomo 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.

Aaron and his father have not released a statement about the riot. But Aaron’s brother, Nachman Mostofsky — the vice president of the South Brooklyn Conservative Club and an elected Brooklyn district leader — was not as circumspect. He also attended events in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday but he says he left before anyone entered the Capitol and he defended his brother’s actions and downplayed the violence of the insurrection:

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“My brother did nothing illegal,” Nachman told Gothamist. “He definitely was not part of the riot.” Asked how he ended up in the Capitol building, Nachman said his brother was “pushed inside.”

“You’re full of shit. You’re a dishonest person. My brother went as a citizen of America,” Nachman continued. “You find me one [Black Lives Matter] riot or one Antifa riot from over the summer that didn’t have way more damage.”

Acting Attorney General Jeffery Rosen has a markedly different take on the riot than Nachman Mostofsky. He’s said the Justice Department is working to identify participants in the insurrection:

“The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that those responsible for this attack on our Government and the rule of law face the full consequences of their actions under the law,” Rosen wrote.

No word, as of yet, if Aaron Mostofsky will be charged with any crimes.

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