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Florida man accused of posting repeated threats on social media to assassinate Trump, Rubio, and Bondi
A Florida man is accused of posting repeated social media threats to assassinate President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida.
Nathaniel Sanders II, 32, of Miami Beach — who appeared in federal court Monday — used X and Instagram from at least January through April 2026 to make numerous posts threatening the lives of Trump, Rubio, and Bondi, officials claimed, citing court records.
'When I get my hands on him, I’m gonna hurt him.'
Sanders is charged with threatening the president of the United States and transmitting threats in interstate commerce, officials said, adding that he faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison if convicted.
A criminal complaint from the Secret Service details a number of instances Sanders allegedly made threats on Instagram, the Palm Beach Daily News said.
Sanders allegedly said in an April 10 post directed at Rubio that "like a lot of people be forgetting they bleed just like everybody else. Like when I get my hands on him, I’m gonna hurt him. Simple as that," the paper reported.
Sanders also allegedly posted that he would “bomb” the White House and added that “I mean it," the Daily News reported.
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The Secret Service claimed another post aimed at Trump suggests that the president should “come find me” so Sanders “can stomp you in the ground," the paper said.
The complaint indicated that in another April post Sanders called Trump an “orange pedophile a** pervert” and allegedly added, “I’m going to kill you,” the Daily News said.
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The threats were posted between Jan. 28 and April 22, according to the complaint. Law enforcement officials attempted to interview Sanders in February after the initial posts surfaced, but he is described as calling them “pedophiles” and refused to talk.
The complaint says that Sanders posted numerous videos on his Instagram accounts in which he is depicted as “complaining and speaking angrily about his hatred” for Trump and other administration officials.
Sanders also appeared to address first lady Melania Trump in a video, the Daily News said: “I don’t know what to do, Melania, like, all I got is a gun. It’s the only thing I can use now is a gun."
The paper, citing the complaint, said there's no indication Sanders took steps to carry out an attack.
A bond hearing is set for Thursday, the Daily News said, adding that his arraignment is scheduled for May 18.
“Threats against public officials are not political speech,” U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida said. “They are serious federal crimes that endanger public safety and the rule of law. The complaint alleges that this defendant repeatedly threatened to assassinate the president of the United States and other senior officials. Those allegations will now be tested in court. Our office will continue working with the U.S. Secret Service and our law enforcement partners to investigate threats, protect public officials, and ensure that those who violate federal law are held accountable. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Special Agent in Charge Michael Townsend of the U.S. Secret Service, Miami Field Office, added that "making threats against the president of the United States is a federal crime, and we treat it with the seriousness it deserves every time. It does not matter where the threat is made or what platform is used, our agents will identify you, investigate you, and work alongside our federal and local partners to bring charges when appropriate. We remain relentless in our mission to protect the president and to act swiftly against anyone who puts others at risk.”
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New Release: FBI Agent Deeply Involved In Get-Trump Lawfare May Have Crossed Criminal Line
This agent was involved in everything from Crossfire Hurricane, to Arctic Frost, to Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation.Only Prosecutions Can End Dems’ DOJ Weaponization, But Media Pretend That’s Not Obvious
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Every new piece of content from the dying media that casts the current Justice Department as “weaponized” against President Trump’s “political foes” or “political enemies” should serve as a reminder: Democrats haven’t yet got the message that the way they used that same agency during the Biden years can never happen again, and there’s only […]Bondi Was Putting Out Fires — The Next AG Needs To Go To War
This is no time for learning on the job or cultivating personal popularity. It's time for a battle plan.Liz Wheeler exposes Pam Bondi’s epic list of failures after Trump fires her
Last week, President Trump announced the dismissal of Pam Bondi as the U.S. attorney general.
BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler was ecstatic when she heard the news.
“The American people voted for President Trump because we want justice ... and Attorney General Pam Bondi prosecuted zero of the big abuses against us. Zero,” she says.
On this episode of “The Liz Wheeler Show,” Liz revisits the former AG’s biggest failures in her 14-month tenure.
“Dr. Fauci lied to the Senate — to Senator Rand Paul, to be specific — during COVID in addition to just abusing his position in government. Was he prosecuted for that? Not by Pam Bondi,” Liz begins.
She then moves on to the Russiagate scandal.
“Obama and Obama's cronies manufactured a fake intelligence assessment falsely accusing President Trump of colluding with Russia to win the 2016 election. ... Tulsi Gabbard gave Pam Bondi proof of that, and we'll see what's to come out of Florida, but it's not thanks to Pam Bondi,” she scoffs.
Liz lists out several other scandals the former AG failed to prosecute, including:
- The “Ukraine impeachment,” in which President Trump was accused of pressuring Ukraine to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden in exchange for U.S. military aid in 2019.
- The targeting of parents who “did not want their children being indoctrinated with critical race theory in school” by FBI agents.
- The targeting of Project Veritas journalists who “[investigated] Ashley Biden’s diary” by FBI agents.
But these examples just scratch the surface.
“What about the FBI labeling Catholics as extremists? No accountability,” Liz continues. “What about January 6? Do you remember January 6 — the ‘Fedsurrection’ — and the due process violations? No indictments from Pam Bondi.”
She also brings up the evidence uncovered in the Twitter files that revealed extensive coordination between the Biden administration and Big Tech companies to suppress content on controversial subjects such as COVID-19, vaccines, and the 2020 election. To this day, neither Biden nor anyone in his administration has faced any personal legal consequences for what many view as a clear violation of the First Amendment.
“What about the raid on Mar-a-Lago? What about all the abuse that happened at the NGOs that was exposed by DOGE? What about Antifa? I thought they were a domestic terror group. What about all these other violent left-wing transgender groups?” Liz rails.
But she still isn’t done.
“What about Roy Singham, the American billionaire who acts as a mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party who sends his money to fund left-wing violent riots in the United States?” she asks.
Liz then turns her fiery gaze on the left-wing politicians who she believes are deserving of the DOJ’s intense scrutiny: “What about all the lawfare against President Trump himself by Alvin Bragg and Fannie Willis and Leticia James? What about Ilhan Omar and her naturalization fraud? Zohran Mamdani and his naturalization fraud?”
And last but certainly not least, Liz reminds us of Bondi’s crowning failure: The Epstein files.
“She lied repeatedly about the Epstein files, even though she had not read the actual files, even though she was talking about them publicly but didn't know what was in them because she's click-thirsty. She craves attention and adulation,” she rants.
“The Epstein files represent justice to the base — the justice that we voted for when we voted for President Trump,” she continues.
While Liz is thrilled that Bondi is finally out of the picture, she argues that her dismissal should have happened “400 days” ago.
To hear more of Liz’s scathing commentary, watch the video above.
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Sara Gonzales celebrates Trump firing Pam Bondi but warns acting AG Todd Blanche is ‘neck-deep in the deep state'
Yesterday, President Trump announced on Truth Social that the administration was parting ways with Attorney General Pam Bondi. He thanked the former Florida AG for her service and said that she would be transitioning to an unspecified new job in the private sector, while Deputy AG Todd Blanche steps in as acting attorney general.
BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales welcomed part of the news with enthusiasm.
“Finally happened. President Trump actually decided to fire some of the deadweight in his administration,” she says.
However, Sara strongly pushes back on Trump’s description of Blanche as a “very talented and respected legal mind.”
“Todd Blanche is, like, neck-deep in deep state, OK? Todd Blanche is like a Harvard elitist. Todd Blanche is not to be trusted. All of my sources within the DOJ are saying Todd Blanche is a problem,” she says.
Some of her sources have even suggested that Blanche, not Bondi, bears much of the blame for the DOJ’s perceived failures.
“Some of my sources have said that Pam Bondi is so incompetent that she just farmed everything out to Todd Blanche. Like she just handed everything over to Todd Blanche. Todd Blanche has actually already been running things, and this is how it's going,” Sara says.
Even though Blanche is only a temporary acting AG while Trump searches for a permanent replacement, Sara warns that the damage he could do in the interim is significant.
“You could have an interim attorney general, an acting attorney general, for literal years. … If he's here longer than five minutes, it's going to be a problem,” she quips.
An attorney general, she argues, should be “should be competent … willing to fight … willing to go to the trenches.”
But neither Bondi nor Blanche, according to Sara, fits that bill.
Several names are now floating as potential replacements, with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin emerging as the leading contender. To hear Sara’s full take on the possible candidates, watch the video above.
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'I think it's time': The 4 words that reportedly fired Bondi, and Trump's possible picks to replace her
President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on a short ride to the Supreme Court on Wednesday with just four words, a report says, and now rumors about her potential replacement are swirling around Washington.
Trump reportedly told Bondi, "I think it's time," to notify her of her firing the day before formally announcing her removal in a Truth Social post. Trump later announced her departure on Thursday, calling her a "Great American Patriot and a loyal friend" but reportedly privately expressing frustration with the lack of prosecutions against Democrats and her botched handling of the Epstein files.
'I'm not going anywhere.'
Needless to say, Bondi had become a sore spot for the administration, prompting her to become the second departure from Trump's Cabinet following former Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem.
Trump has since announced that Todd Blanche, Bondi's former deputy, would temporarily step in as attorney general while the president continues weighing his options to fill the slot long-term.
Trump's top pick continues to be EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, who met with the president on Tuesday, according to one administration official. The meeting was about an unrelated topic, but the official told Blaze News that Trump floated the idea of Zeldin replacing Bondi. The next day, Trump informed Bondi of her firing.
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While Zeldin is widely regarded to be the top choice, Trump has not yet made a formal announcement.
Other names have been circulating, although most of them would be considered long shots. Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Ted Cruz of Texas had been floated by onlookers, both of whom would likely sail through Senate confirmation. Critics quickly called out anonymously cited senators endorsing Lee for the role, saying they just want to get rid of one of the most conservative lawmakers.
"Senators who prefer working two and a half days a week are probably Lee’s biggest cheerleaders in taking another job," a senior Republican source told Blaze News.
Lee later set the record straight in a post on X, saying, "I'm not going anywhere."
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Another rumored candidate to be top cop has been Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is currently running a fierce campaign to oust Republican Sen. John Cornyn. The two have been facing off in a high-stakes primary that Trump was expected to weigh in on but so far has not done so.
Although Paxton is popular with the base, he would have to first be approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on which his opponent sits. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina would also be a challenging committee vote to secure, not to mention Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, who have known to defect on key floor votes.
Other possible candidates are some of Bondi's top DOJ officials, including Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon and even Blanche. While Blanche has assumed the role in the interim, he has shut the door on any future Epstein investigation, telling Fox News that "it should not be a part of anything going forward."
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