Pennsylvania man charged over threats to kill Trump, immigration agents


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  • Saturday, 12 Apr 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania man has been charged with making threats online to murder President Donald Trump and immigration agents, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

Shawn Monper, 32, was charged on Wednesday with four counts of threatening to murder a U.S. official to impede their official duties, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Pittsburgh.

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