Rep. Ilhan Omar says a man who called her office and said 'tell her I'm going to kill her today' has

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been convicted of threatening lawmakers

A 73-year-old man in Venice, Florida, has been convicted of threatening three members of Congress, and Rep. Ilhan Omar said she was one of the targets.

A federal jury found Frank Anthony Pezzuto guilty Wednesday of sending "three separate threatening communications to injure certain members of Congress," according to the US Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.

Pezzuto called the office of a congressman identified only as E.S. on January 25, 2020, saying he was coming to kill him, according to evidence presented at the trial.

On January 30, 2020, Pezzuto called the office of another congressman, identified as A.S., and claimed he was a member of the gang MS-13 and that the gang was coming to cut off A.S.'s head, according to the evidence.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rep-ilhan-omar-says-man-045402764.html

[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell? NT

[MontanaMama]

2. And Paul Gosar

is walking a very fine line in the same direction.

[True Blue American]

18. Paul Goser

Is being censured by the Democrats. McCarthy refused to act. They also refused to do anything about the 12 who voted for the infrastructure bill either. Kevin is such a wimp.

[live love laugh]

26. He's an accomplice not a wimp.

[True Blue American]

27. That too!

[11 Bravo]

3. Did Pezzuto sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended by his words?

Did he also claim that his words don't accurately reflect who he truly is?

Either way, fuck him with a rusty rake.

[Marcuse]

9. I guessed he claimed "satire", but research proved he blamed it on the alcohol and the weed.

Hunt defended himself in court in Brooklyn on Tuesday, telling the jury that he was depressed and bored during the pandemic and had been using a lot of marijuana and alcohol. He said he was not sober while filming the video in which he made the death threats.

[Walleye]

24. I have used gallons of alcohol and tons of weed in my life

Never called and threatened to kill anybody. I hate when people excuse their behavior with their substance-abuse

[vlyons]

15. a rusty rake! ouches

now that's funny

[SergeStorms]

17. Sideways.

Not end to end.

[marble falls]

4. Jail him.

[toughtony]

5. Why?

These congress people don't even live in his state. Why do people take politics so seriously that they are willing to put their own freedom at risk for nothing, nothing. Now this 73 year old idiot is going to die in prison instead of at home with his grand kids. And for what? To make some kind of statement? To be a hero to the conservative right? To impress trump? He may be just some old sociopathic nut job with nothing else better to do.

[Harker]

10. That's the big question.

My bet would be that he has been soaking up hatred like a sponge for decades, feels helpless, and finds that making violent threats gives him grandiose feelings of power and influence that give his pitiful existence the illusion of importance.

I could be totally wrong, of course.

[vlyons]

16. and probably a drunk

who drowned out a boatload of brain cells

[Harker]

22. Seems likely.

I hope he manages to make something better of himself and to others.

[taxi]

20. The point that he may be a nut job distinguishes him from the

others on social media or wherever they get their information.

It doesn't matter what someone is interested in, take it seriously and you are targeted by that interest. Some of us are nuts.

As for this guy, I'll bet he has at least one radio.

[TeamProg]

6. Got to like that! n/t

[Chicago1980]

7. Floriduh.....

My shocked face.

[Traildogbob]

8. Justice for threats

I’m retired, and the college curriculum I taught was Fish and Wildlife Management and Forest Ecology. This degree brought in a large component of students with Fifty Shades of Red on their necks. Hunters and gun fans.
In the fall of 2008, Obama’s Election victory night, two of my students were back home in South Carolina. Twin males, starting sophomore year. Election night, they were texting like minded racists, “Time to get your guns and kill that “N”. And lots more.
In the early morning hours, federal agents stormed the home and arrested them both. Took ALL their precious guns and parent’s computers, being that is how they sent out the call to kill. In Less than 24 hours with no where near as much tech to find this so fast.
Both were kicked out of the college, both have felonies and all guns were kept with no legal right to ever own a gun again. There goes their Legal hunting. Parents were charged with allowing them to use their computer to send death threats.
Forget EVER having a federal or state job in wildlife or forestry field. Lives ruined. Justice was instant. Two white boys threatening the first black President elect. And the justice was immediate while the Cheney President administration had 2 months left in office.
So please tell me what the hell is Garland, FBI, HLS, and all others are doing with these endless death threats to political leaders and families, doctors, nurses, election officials and teachers.
And just now, appeals court denies 1/6 committee access to WH docs.
Fuck this place. Fuck this lack of justice. Fuck these times.
Trump and GQP Terrorist will never see a second of justice.
Happy veterans day to all fellow vets that served for us to be here.

[wnylib]

11. The appeals court decision is no surprise.

It was expected. But it's not the last word.

[Traildogbob]

13. I know

But time is running out, and they know it. Infuriating. But if any accountability is not achieved by not just the midterms but the election season, I am afraid many Dems will lose courage to seek justice during a bitter fight for the senate and house. We lose those, It’s done. They ALL
Walk away with unstoppable power.

[KentuckyWoman]

19. My idea is that is the primary goal

Eventually, anyone with an ounce of decency will not even bother to seek office.

[Evolve Dammit]

21. Totally agree. It's fucking bullshit. I am disgusted. Don't ever say No one is above the law ever

[Hekate]

28. Bannon and Trump set out to break the federal government, to hollow it out. Rachel reported it ...

… and most of what she reported was in real time.

What you report as the penalties for these young men’s crime (and is is a crime) was what we used to expect would happen.

When Obama entered office, I recall that the GOP set out to stymie his every appointment. How much effect did that have, long term?

When Trump came in, I remember sitting with my husband, jaws dropped, as the Bannon-Trump agenda to “destroy the administrative state” (Bannon’s very words) unfolded and fascism was revealed. It happened so fast.

Rachel Maddow’s reports helped give some shape to what we were seeing, but the bigger question in my mind as we watched the acquiescence and lack of resistance was this: How long had the rot been going on and how deep did the rot go?

I think that is what we are witnessing: rot. It is not Biden’s fault. But I think (per Rachel) that the DOJ was hollowed out before he got there, and career civil servants were purged or just left. It happened at State as well, and other critical departments. I’m beginning to think Merrick Garland is the wrong man for the time, but also that he may have one leg shackled as he tries to do his job.

I have no answers. Just questions.

[titanicdave]

12. ......Put His Ass....

....in the gray bar hotel with Big Bubba as his cellmate who is big and strong and tough and muscle bound so he can make so good common sense to this jackass......very persuasively....without any violence.....

[LiberalFighter]

14. Their actions should not be tolerated.

There is a line they should never cross and no excuses. I don't care if they were drunk or smoking. It just means they will do it again.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

25. Lock this idiot up

This asshole deserves to be in jail

[Stuart G]

29. Yes, There is always..."MORE'.....Thank You for posting....K AND R...

[whathehell]

30. Good

..a 73 year old "member of MS-13"?

Sure..Senior division, I guess.