A Trump supporter who has gotten plenty of notoriety over the years has been arrested and charged with making threats to U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell from California. He also had made threats to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
Geoffrey Giglio was arrested by federal authorities and is accused of sending dozens of threatening and violent messages to public officials he views as hostile to President Trump’s agenda.
Giglio was charged with threatening a member of U.S. Congress, transmitting interstate threats and making anonymous harassing communications, according to a federal complaint.
According to court records, Giglio left a voicemail for Democrat Representative Eric Swalwell in March warning him, If you want to keep fighting, then we will come get you.” He referenced a .308 caliber rifle, saying, “I’ll just set up behind my .308 and I’ll do my job,” and ended the message with sexually explicit remarks about Swalwell’s wife.
The complaint also details threats Giglio made to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, and to an FBI agent investigating the matter. In a message to Benson, he said, “We are coming for you,” using explicit language and threatening to “put her in a hole.” Giglio acknowledged sending the message during a June 3 interview with the FBI, the complaint said.
Giglio was arrested in California. He was not charged with the threats made to Benson, but was charged with the threats made to Swalwell.
The White House condemned the threats against Swalwell. “As a survivor of multiple assassination attempts, the president takes these matters extremely seriously,” said White House spokesperson Harrison Fields. “Anyone engaging in such behavior will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”