Federico Klein: Ex-state department aide jailed for Capitol riot

A former US state department official has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for his role in the US Capitol riot.

Federico Klein, 45, was convicted in July on 12 charges, including assaulting officers and obstructing an official proceeding.

Prosecutors said Klein was in the first wave of rioters to enter a Capitol tunnel on 6 January 2021.

"You can't stop this!" he said, wedging open doors with a stolen police shield.

The former Marine spent more than an hour pushing against the line of officers and encouraged others to attack police, according to evidence at trial.

At the time, Klein was working as a South America specialist at the state department, a post he was appointed to by the Trump administration in 2017.

He resigned from the job on 19 Jan 2021, one day before President Joe Biden was inaugurated.

Previously, Klein worked for Mr Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.