When you win gold medals at the Olympics, you often get honorary ceremonies in official buildings.
Klete Keller, 38, and crowned in 2004 and 2008 with the American 4x200m (and a certain Michael Phelps), he found another (illegal) way to visit the Capitol.
The former champion was indeed identified among the rioters who stormed this symbolic place of American democracy on January 6.
A video, shot by the conservative Townhall website, shows footage of Keller inside the Capitol Rotunda, which serves as the seat of Congress, among pro-Trump protesters who tried to interrupt the session confirming the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election.
The ex-swimmer has found nothing better than to strut around… with an American Olympic team jacket!
Many ex-coaches or teammates have identified it as well.
The general manager of the Swimming Hall of Fame has no doubts.
“It's Klete.
I got the confirmation, ”said Brent Rutemiller.
The national swimming federation, on the other hand, was not "able to confirm".
Already 70 people charged
Even if there is no evidence that the bronze medalist in the 400m in 2000 and 2004 committed any abuses, the mere fact of having broken and entering and being guilty of disturbing public order exposes him to harm. federal charges.
A few days ago, Keller quit social media and resigned as a real estate agent in Colorado Springs, the city where the US Olympic Committee is located.
“Hoff & Leigh supports the right to free speech and legal protest, but we cannot tolerate actions that violate the rule of law,” his now former employer wrote.
Since the violence that killed five people, the FBI has been trying to get hold of all those who have crossed the gates of the Capitol.
Many images circulated on social networks, often posted by the protesters themselves.
Seventy people have already been indicted, 170 suspects identified and the judicial authorities anticipate hundreds of indictments over the coming months.
Keller has never swam in such murky waters ...