Man charged with threatening to kill Schiff said he had right to defend 'his president,' prosecutors
A Connecticut man has been charged with threatening to kill Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), the powerful chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who played a key role in the impeachment proceedings against President Trump and has been a frequent target of Trump’s criticism, authorities announced Monday.
Robert M. Phelps, 62, sent a message in November through Schiff’s online meeting scheduler saying, “I want to come and see you so I can spit in your face and I want to kill you with my bare hands and smash your sick little round fat lying face in,” an FBI agent alleged in an affidavit. He then signed the message in his own name and added, “Republican,” according to the affidavit.
The FBI traced Phelps to an address in Torrington, Conn., by issuing a subpoena to the email service provider attached to the message, and showed up to interview him in December. Phelps, according to the affidavit, told investigators he had a “right to contact members of Congress and defend ‘his president,’ ” and asked if they were in his home because of Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.).
Phelps also said the Democrats who were involved in the then-ongoing impeachment proceedings against Trump should be arrested, according to the affidavit. The FBI agent stated that there was probable cause to believe that Phelps’s threats were meant to interfere with Schiff’s official duties, “including his responsibilities regarding the previous impeachment proceedings.”
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But look at the bright side, here’s your future cell mate.
