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A New York man who allegedly gave a video interview while in the US Capitol was released on bond after being charged with crimes related to Wednesday's riot.
Aaron Mostofsky, the 34-year-old son of a state Supreme Court judge, appeared remotely for the Brooklyn federal court proceeding. US prosecutors in Washington, DC, have charged him with felony theft of government property.
He also faces charges of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, knowingly -- with intent to impede government business or official functions -- engaging in disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and unlawful entry and disorderly conduct.
He was not asked to enter a plea at his initial court appearance and was granted $100,000 bail by US Magistrate Judge Sanket Bulsara.
Mostofsky's father is Kings County Supreme Court Judge Steven "Shlomo" Mostofsky. A representative for the judge declined to comment on the charges.
Defense attorney Jeffrey Schwartz said Mostofsky was not a rioter.
"I believe the evidence will show that he was not part of the mob, that he was not rampaging," Schwartz said at the hearing.