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(21,016 posts) Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:33 PM Nov 5

Pennsylvania man charged with making online death threats against Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton

Source: CNN

Pennsylvania man charged with making online death threats against Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton
From CNN’s Hannah Rabinowitz
Federal prosecutors have charged a Pennsylvania man with making online threats to kill President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, according to charges unsealed Tuesday.

The man, Gregory Mitzel, allegedly posted the threats in the hours after the first assassination attempt against Donald Trump. In one Facebook post the same day as the attempt on Trump’s life, Mitzel allegedly wrote: “Hey Hillary, you missed the next one’s coming for you and Joe.”

In one post the next day, according to court documents, Mitzel wrote, “Joe you are going down you and Hillary are going down. You will be in a crosshairs. Thank you.” And in another, he allegedly wrote, “The next step in this process has to be somebody put a bullet in Joe Biden’s head.”

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/2024-election-trump-harris#cm3529a0c000x3b6r5ag7ozlp

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Pennsylvania man charged with making online death threats against Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton (Original Post) OKIsItJustMe Nov 5 OP

Arrest him, try him, and lock him up. AllyCat Nov 5 #1

Toss the key Clouds Passing Nov 5 #2

We do not get to threaten people, especially our public servants AllyCat Nov 5 #3

Both would be assassins were GOP voters. Why so quiet MSM? Evolve Dammit Nov 5 #4

The problem with inciteful, violent rhetoric . . . Aussie105 Nov 5 #5

I swear, someone needs to take Trump's phone away from him. nt TBF Nov 5 #6

AllyCat

(17,218 posts)

1. Arrest him, try him, and lock him up.

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:39 PM

Nov 5

Clouds Passing

(2,697 posts)

2. Toss the key

Reply to AllyCat (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:40 PM

Nov 5

AllyCat

(17,218 posts)

3. We do not get to threaten people, especially our public servants

Reply to Clouds Passing (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:47 PM

Nov 5

So, yeah, toss the key.

Evolve Dammit

(19,056 posts)

4. Both would be assassins were GOP voters. Why so quiet MSM?

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:09 PM

Nov 5

Aussie105

(6,467 posts)

5. The problem with inciteful, violent rhetoric . . .

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:12 PM

Nov 5

is that there are empty heads out there who want to take it to the next level.

Of course the inciteful, violent rhetoric is worded in such a way that the speaker can claim deniability, but the empty heads don't realize that and happily (stupidly) overstep into illegal territory.

Hopefully Gregory Mitzel is happy to 'take one for the team'.

He might be able to share a cell with the armed guy who showed up at a pizza place to free the nonexistent children kept in slavery in the nonexistent basement of the pizza shop!

8 years ago, that happened.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/alleged-gunman-tells-police-he-wanted-to-rescue-children-at-dc-pizza-shop-after-hearing-fictional-internet-accounts/2016/12/05/cb5ebabc-bae8-11e6-ac85-094a21c44abc_story.html

TBF

(34,748 posts)

6. I swear, someone needs to take Trump's phone away from him. nt

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:13 PM

Nov 5

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