Man who threatened to kill Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi pleads guilty to federal charges

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A Florida man pleaded guilty to federal charges of threatening to kill Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiHouse has the power to subpoena its members — but does it have the will? Man who threatened to kill Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi pleads guilty to federal charges The Hill's 12:30 Report: Dems look to repackage BBB into salvageable bill MORE (D-Calif.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezMan who threatened to kill Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi pleads guilty to federal charges These Senate seats are up for election in 2022 Missouri House Democrat becomes latest to test positive for COVID-19 MORE (D-N.Y.), according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Palm Beach Gardens resident Paul Vernon Hoeffer, 60, pleaded guilty to interstate transmission of threats to injure in federal court in Ft. Pierce, the DOJ stated. He faces up to 15 years in federal prison.

In March of 2019, Hoeffer called the office of the Speaker, stating that he had come a "long way" to "rattle" her head with bullets and threatened to behead her. The DOJ also stated that he had called Ocasio-Cortez's office in November 2020 and left a message threatening to kill her.

According to the Justice Department, he also called Chicago District Attorney Kim Foxx (D) threatening to kill her.

The 60-year-old also threatened to form a “civilian army” for “all-out war” in some of the calls, according to NBC News.

The news comes during a time where lawmakers have become increasingly concerned for their safety following both impeachments of former President Trump Donald TrumpCheney challenger wins Wyoming Republican activists' straw poll We must do more to protect American Jews 6 in 10 say they would back someone other than Biden in 2024: Fox News poll MORE and the attack on the Capitol building over one year ago.

Threats to members of Congress have increased over the past few years. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said they rose from 3,900 in 2017 to 9,600 last year, according to NBC.

A group of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, and shouted statements of violence against U.S. officials including Pelosi and former Vice President Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceMan who threatened to kill Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi pleads guilty to federal charges Giuliani led fake electors plot: CNN The Hill's 12:30 Report: Dems look to repackage BBB into salvageable bill MORE.

Some could be heard in video from the day chanting "hang Mike Pence" after the former president tweeted that Pence had the ability to overturn the 2020 election results.

Hoeffer’s sentencing, by U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, will occur on April 1 in Ft. Pierce. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Luisa Honora Berti.

WaitingFor45sArrest on January 23rd, 2022 at 17:27 UTC »

Rot in prison fascist fuck

TransformativeOne on January 23rd, 2022 at 11:05 UTC »

White Supremacists organizations have advocated all kinds of violence but were shielded when their followers would commit acts of violence and they say they had no direct causation. Then they started to sue them civilly and that helped to destroy some of those organizations. But like cockroaches they keep manifesting. Until we figure a way to hold those who perpetuate race wars and violence against people of color and minorities and hold them just as accountable as the people who listen to them and go out and commit acts of violence this will continue. Donald Trump and his ilk should be held accountable, sued civilly and destroyed financially. They are the ones who agitate the brain dead and continue to repeat the Big Lies, the propaganda, the hatred, the divisive tactics design to instill fear and hatred towards anybody who is not White Conservative and Republican. These are not new tactics they were used by Adolf Hitler to whip Germany into the third reich.

musicroyaldrop on January 23rd, 2022 at 10:57 UTC »

Palm Beach Gardens resident Paul Vernon Hoeffer, 60, pleaded guilty to interstate transmission of threats to injure in federal court in Ft. Pierce, the DOJ stated. He faces up to 15 years in federal prison.

Not very good at math, is that 15 years(possibly) more than some sentences of actual insurrectionists violently attacking police/congress? Of course the likely outcome is also a very light sentence - “dumbestic” terrorism