One of the more colorful invaders in Wednesday's assault on the Capitol is the son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court judge.
Aaron Mostofsky, dressed in fur pelts and a police flak jacket streamed into the Capitol with hundreds of other pro-Trump protesters, is the son of Shlomo Mostofsky, a well-connected Orthodox politico who last year ascended to the Kings County Supreme Court. The connection, first reported by Gothamist, came after the younger Mostofsky became one of the most photographed participants in the impromptu raid.
"I'm here today to express my opinion as a free American — my belief that this election was stolen," Aaron Mostofsky told the New York Post in an interview, singling out his home state of New York.
He added that he had found a police riot shield on the ground, which he decided to carry around with him as he roamed the halls of the Capitol.
Aaron Mostofsky's brother, Nachman Mostofsky, who serves as vice president of the Brooklyn South Conservative Club, defended his brother to Gothamist, saying that he was "definitely was not part of the riot" and was only "pushed inside" the building. Nachman Mostofsky also attended the protest, but he said he left before the Capitol was breached.
Neither brother returned the Washington Examiner's request for comment.
The incident, which ended with four people dead, occurred just as both chambers of Congress debated the certification of the Electoral College votes. The havoc wreaked on the building delayed the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's win until later in the evening.