Aaron Mostofsky

Case Summary

“The election was stolen,” Aaron Mostofsky told a New York Post reporter in a video interview from the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He was draped head to toe in fur pelts and was wearing a bulletproof vest that read “Police” on the front. “We were cheated,” he told the reporter, echoing Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud. “I don’t think 75 million people voted for Trump, Mostofsky told the reporter. “I think it was close to 85 million people.” Authorities matched Mostofsky’s driver’s license photo to the image in the video, according to court documents. Public media reports have also determined that he is the son of a Brooklyn judge. An FBI review of social media accounts belonging to Mostofsky allegedly found videos and posts that placed Mostofsky inside the Capitol on Jan. 6. He was also captured in another photograph carrying a U.S. Capitol Police shield and wearing a Capitol police officer’s bulletproof vest. A message was sent to Mostofsky regarding the photo that read: “Your famous.” Mostofsky allegedly responded with: “IK unfortunately.”

Case History

Mostofsky pleaded Guilty to three charges: Civil Disorder, Theft of Government Property and Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced to 8 months incarceration; 12 months supervised release; 200 hours community service; $2,000 restitution; $150 special assessment. Mostofsky received a full pardon on January 20, 2025

Sources

• Primary Documentation
  NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR
• Primary Documentation
  Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR

Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.