'I will kill Trump': Man threatened to take out president with a 'really good sniper' and then argued it was 'protected speech' — now he is headed to prison
A Texas man is headed to prison after spewing assassination threats online about President Donald Trump that he later argued was "protected speech." The post 'I will kill Trump': Man threatened to take out president with a 'really good sniper' and then argued it was 'protected sp.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Law & Crime says: A Texas man is headed to prison after spewing assassination threats online about President Donald Trump that he later argued was "protected speech." The post 'I will kill Trump': Man threatened to take out president with a 'really good sniper' and then argued it was 'protected sp.
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- Primary source: Law & Crime
- Published: Oct 11, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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