Texas Man Charged With Threatening FBI Agent

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Facts

  • Texas resident 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.1
  • Biden, the son of US Pres. Joe Biden, was convicted of three felony gun charges Tuesday. Shortly after the ruling, Muller allegedly left voicemails and sent text messages to an FBI special agent threatening the agent and the agent's family.2
  • In the messages, Muller claimed that Biden's crimes were 'covered up' by the FBI, and that after former Pres. Donald Trump is re-elected, law enforcement agents will be jailed or become victims of 'slaughter,' among other violent threats.2
  • The agent targeted was not identified in court filings but is reportedly a member of special counsel David Weiss's team investigating Biden. Muller faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, but has not yet entered a plea.3
  • These charges come as the Justice Department and federal agents have reported an increase in violent threats against them, especially in high-profile investigations and prosecutions.3

Sources: 1Politico, 2CBS and 3CNN.

Narratives

  • Pro-establishment narrative, as provided by Washington Post. 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.
  • Establishment-critical narrative, as provided by FOX News. 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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