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Archae

(47,245 posts)
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 12:15 PM Aug 2023

The Utah man killed by the FBI after saying he would kill Biden...

Seems the right-wing nutjobs are mad at the FBI for trying to arrest him.

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/08/maga-sides-deceased-man-who-wanted

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The Utah man killed by the FBI after saying he would kill Biden... (Original Post) Archae Aug 2023 OP
That picture Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 #1
It's a ghillie suit. Jamastiene Aug 2023 #3
Still looks like Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 #10
That's a Ghillie suit. For camouflage. haele Aug 2023 #4
Sell more of them to them? Hmm LiberalFighter Aug 2023 #11
Shhh... He's stalking the Creature from the Black Lagoon. nt Buns_of_Fire Aug 2023 #12
Some of them are already trying to make him into Jamastiene Aug 2023 #2
I Figured That He'd Become A Martyr Deep State Witch Aug 2023 #5
There's white privilege... The Unmitigated Gall Aug 2023 #6
Another of Meal Team 6 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2023 #7
I worry that they're going to try to Waco this situation. Baitball Blogger Aug 2023 #8
Look for House investigations for FBI "abuse" here NCDem47 Aug 2023 #9
... Days after FBI agents spoke with Robertson on March 19 and told him they were investigating struggle4progress Aug 2023 #13
... On Facebook, Robertson's political posts often described violence he wanted to inflict struggle4progress Aug 2023 #14
Twice widowed? Hate to say that with his violent rhetoric, haele Aug 2023 #18
People really should not be laughing about this goon in a funny suit. Brenda Aug 2023 #19
Frail of health, eh? His fashion statements don't appear to promote good health. allegorical oracle Aug 2023 #27
Neither did his actions when the FBI showed up with an arrest and search warrant. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #29
Yup. Doesn't have any health issues, now, frail or otherwise. allegorical oracle Aug 2023 #30
... According to a criminal complaint obtained by Newsweek, on Monday, Robertson posted struggle4progress Aug 2023 #15
... The FBI attempted to serve arrest and search warrants at Robertson's house struggle4progress Aug 2023 #16
It doesn't matter how old you are if there is an arsenal of weapons on hand. Midnight Writer Aug 2023 #17
You got that right. Brenda Aug 2023 #20
Biff Tannen from Back to the Future II was actually modeled after Trump! Wednesdays Aug 2023 #24
Hahahaooowww damn. nt Brenda Aug 2023 #25
Trump's Truth Social alerted the FBI about his threats Kaleva Aug 2023 #21
Yeah, after a year of his crap. Brenda Aug 2023 #22
Isn't the irony clear to you? Kaleva Aug 2023 #23
Okay. You were going for irony there, got it! nt Brenda Aug 2023 #26
The biggest rule of the white male republican senseandsensibility Aug 2023 #28

Jilly_in_VA

(13,812 posts)
1. That picture
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 12:19 PM
Aug 2023

where he was all covered in vines or something--was he auditioning for a Wookiee role in a "Star Wars" movie?

haele

(15,083 posts)
4. That's a Ghillie suit. For camouflage.
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 12:21 PM
Aug 2023

Works especially well in big cities or in crowds.

Do I need a sarcasm tag?

Haele

Jamastiene

(38,206 posts)
2. Some of them are already trying to make him into
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 12:20 PM
Aug 2023

a martyr. They sure pick awful, violent, hateful people to make into martyrs. That's all they have to choose from, it seems.

NCDem47

(3,325 posts)
9. Look for House investigations for FBI "abuse" here
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 12:38 PM
Aug 2023

President and Hunter masterminded all of this.



It's all becoming SO predictable at this point.

struggle4progress

(125,382 posts)
13. ... Days after FBI agents spoke with Robertson on March 19 and told him they were investigating
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 01:16 PM
Aug 2023

his social media posts, Robertson started posting content addressed to the FBI itself. He often said he knew they were watching what he was posting, and that the agents who spoke to him came close to being shot ...
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/08/10/what-we-know-about-provo-man/

struggle4progress

(125,382 posts)
14. ... On Facebook, Robertson's political posts often described violence he wanted to inflict
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 01:19 PM
Aug 2023

on Democrats, including Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and prosecutors working on cases against Trump.

“The time is right for a presidential assassination or two,” Robertson reportedly wrote in a September 2022 Facebook post. “First Joe then Kamala!!!”

He also threatened Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, US Attorney General Merrick Garland and New York Attorney General Letitia James, who are all overseeing cases against Trump.

“I dreamed I was in a dark corner of a Washington DC parking garage, I was standing over the body of the US Attorney General Merrick Garland with a bullet hole dead center in his forehead,” Roberston wrote in all caps in a chilling February post. “In my hand was my suppressed Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm, smoke wafting from the muzzle” ...

https://nypost.com/2023/08/09/who-was-craig-roberston-utah-man-shot-dead-in-fbi-raid/

haele

(15,083 posts)
18. Twice widowed? Hate to say that with his violent rhetoric,
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 02:00 PM
Aug 2023

I'd be checking into how his wives died.
There was a lot of violent imagery in his quoted words, that suggest he's very comfortable standing over dead bodies.

Haele

Brenda

(1,930 posts)
19. People really should not be laughing about this goon in a funny suit.
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 02:48 PM
Aug 2023

There are many, many people out there in America who are exactly like him.

Here's some more info from that link to the New York Post.

His friend said:

Clark said Robertson was an “established icon” in their neighborhood and was often outspoken about his political views.

“He was a boomer, and he was very political and sometimes made off-color jokes … but nothing that indicated it was a threat,” he said, adding that he was “frail of health.”

One of his posts on SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 says:

LETITIA JAMES
A SNIPER'S BULLET DOES NOT RECOGNIZE
YOUR QUALIFIED IMMUNITY BITCH!!!


A lot of his posts are from nearly a year ago. Why did it take so long to stop him (for making such blatant threats), only days before Biden was there???

They need to beef up security on ALL DEMS.




struggle4progress

(125,382 posts)
15. ... According to a criminal complaint obtained by Newsweek, on Monday, Robertson posted
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 01:23 PM
Aug 2023

on social media that he was planning to clean "the dust off the m24 sniper rifle," ahead of Biden's scheduled trip to Utah on Wednesday.

"I therefore believe this is knowing and willful true threat to kill or cause injury to President Biden using an M24 sniper rifle while being concealed by a ghillie suit during President Biden's visit to Utah," an FBI agent involved in the investigation wrote in the criminal complaint relating to the post on Monday ...

Prior to the search warrant and subsequent fatal shooting on Wednesday, Robertson was charged with three felony counts, the complaint showed, including interstate threats, influencing, impeding, and retaliating against federal law enforcement officers by threat and threats against the president.

https://www.newsweek.com/who-craig-robertson-man-killed-fbi-threatening-biden-1818703

struggle4progress

(125,382 posts)
16. ... The FBI attempted to serve arrest and search warrants at Robertson's house
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 01:26 PM
Aug 2023

at 6:15am, but were met with resistance. Sources told AP that Robertson, who had a large arsenal in his home, was armed when they arrived ...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12391951/Craig-Robertson-Provo-Utah-FBI-killed-threats-Biden.html

Midnight Writer

(25,145 posts)
17. It doesn't matter how old you are if there is an arsenal of weapons on hand.
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 01:57 PM
Aug 2023

An 80 year old or an 8 year old can shoot you just as dead as a professional soldier.

I worry about our aging population being armed to the teeth.

Brenda

(1,930 posts)
20. You got that right.
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 03:02 PM
Aug 2023

And with so many people on drugs, legal or not, and suffering dementia.

The USA is turning into Back to the Future Part II...Hell Valley.

Brenda

(1,930 posts)
22. Yeah, after a year of his crap.
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 03:21 PM
Aug 2023

What's the point of your post.

He's been posting death threats for almost a year.

Kaleva

(40,185 posts)
23. Isn't the irony clear to you?
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 03:43 PM
Aug 2023

That it was Trump's company that alerted the FBI and now Magahats are going after the FBI.

senseandsensibility

(24,251 posts)
28. The biggest rule of the white male republican
Thu Aug 10, 2023, 04:40 PM
Aug 2023

gun nut club: our fee-fees must always be protected. I saw insane posts on a twitter thread about how they should have just talked to him, etc.

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