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Texas Man Charged With Threatening FBI Agent

Texas Man Charged With Threatening FBI Agent

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The Facts

  • Texas man Timothy Muller, 43, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sending threatening messages to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who worked on the Hunter Biden felony gun investigation.

  • Texas man Timothy Muller, 43, was arrested Thursday for allegedly sending threatening messages to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who worked on the Hunter Biden felony gun investigation.


The Spin

Law enforcement agents are public servants doing what they can to keep the country safe, and this case is just the latest example of them being threatened with violence. Some people in power spread conspiracy theories and false narratives about government agencies in order to earn short-term political points, but the country suffers in the long term. These attacks must stop.

It's difficult to hold federal law enforcement in high esteem when it's turning the US into a banana republic. While the Justice Department continues to prosecute Trump — Biden's opponent in the upcoming election — it's still refusing to obey a congressional subpoena to turn over evidence. Law enforcement is not above criticism, and it should stop ducking accountability for its actions.


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