New York Man Charged Over Threat to Kill Trump and ‘Stand Up to Fascism’
A New York man has been charged with threatening to kill former President Donald Trump.
Thomas Welnicki told Capitol Police that if Trump did not step down he would “acquire weapons” and “take him down,” according to the criminal complaint.
The complaint refers to Trump as “Individual-1” and says Welnicki bragged he would “stand up to fascism.”
“During a voluntary interview on or about July 21, 2020, WELNICKI told United States Capitol Police that ‘if [Individual-1]2 loses the 2020 election and refused to step down,’ WELNICKI would ‘acquire weapons’ and ‘take him down.’ WELNICKI bragged about how easy it was for him to acquire a firearm and added, ‘I don’t want to hurt anyone, but I will stand up to fascism.’ At the end of the interview,
