An Olympic gold medalist, the swimmer Klete Keller, was part of the pro-Trump Capitol mob

[Donkees]

An Olympic gold medalist, the swimmer Klete Keller, was part of the pro-Trump mob that sieged the Capitol, former teammates and coaches who identified him said. If confirmed by the authorities, he may face federal charges.

Link to tweet

[Atticus]

1. Lemme guess---Klete's middle name is "Karl" and he has all his shirts and luggage

monogrammed "KKK".

[Me.]

2. May?

HI believes presence in that mob, in that room constitutes a federal crime

[kirby]

3. If 'confirmed', he 'may' face federal charges

WTF with all the weasel words...

[Kid Berwyn]

4. Now he's really famous.

Traitor.

[BeyondGeography]

5. That's short for Cletis

[milestogo]

6. No swimming pool in prison.

[Blue Owl]

7. Very fine people

[malaise]

11. Bet the fool never read the Olympic Charter

Could be stripped of those medals

[DeminPennswoods]

8. He should also have to return his gold medal

nt

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. Olympic Committee should strip him of his medals....

Fucking idiot.

[greenjar_01]

10. What a herb

[Hortensis]

12. He wore his U.S. Olympic Team jacket to the insurrection.

Keller has deleted all of his social media accounts, but prior to their deletion, he was an outspoken supporter of President Trump. ...

A tall man in that video can be seen wearing a US Olympic Team jacket as police attempt to clear the Rotunda. At least a dozen people within the sport have identified that individual to SwimSwam as the 6’6” Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller after reviewing the video and screenshots.

Keller now works as a Brokerage Associate for the Colorado and Ohio-based real estate agency Hoff and Leigh where he “spends his time advising industrial landlords and sellers on maximizing the value of their industrial asset.” On Monday morning, SwimSwam called Hoff and Leigh to verify Keller’s employment there. They responded that he was a current employee, and they seemed unaware of the Capitol video or of Keller’s possible involvement in the riot.

https://swimswam.com/olympic-gold-medalist-in-us-capitol-during-clashes-video-appears-to-show/

According to this account, he's only shown standing around, not attacking, but he's in for a world of consequences anyway. And deleting his social media life won't keep the feds from checking it out.

[Demovictory9]

13. Kick