A man died in a gunfight after trying to break into the FBI office in Cincinnati. A Pennsylvania man is in jail after threatening to kill agents. Civil war and calls for armed uprisings are growing in cyberspace.
Private monitors warn that this could be just the beginning. A growing number of ardent Donald Trump supporters are ready to retaliate against the FBI or anyone else who is investigating the former president.
In the wake of the FBI's search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, law enforcement officials are being warned about an increase in threats and the potential for violent attacks on federal agents or buildings.
The recent increase in radicalization was caused by a legal search of Trump's Florida home, according to experts. In the event of an indictment or arrest, what will happen?
John Farmer is the director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University and he said that when messaging reaches a certain pitch things start to happen in the real world. It's even more likely that we're going to see real-world consequences when people in positions of power echo extremists' rhetoric.
The distrust of the FBI and the federal government in general is being fanned by angry claims by Trump and his allies. Some of Trump's supporters seem to be acting on his anger.
A man dressed in body armor and armed with an assault rifle and a nail gun tried to break into the FBI's Cincinnati office. Police shot and killed him after he exchanged fire with them. The man is believed to have posted a message on Truth Social that said federal agents should be killed.
A man shot himself in the head after driving his car into a barricade.
On Monday, the Department of Justice announced the arrest of a Pennsylvania man who had made threats on the lives of FBI agents on Gab.
He wrote that it was open season on you after you declared war on us.
There has been an increase in online threats against federal officials and government facilities. According to a copy of the document obtained by The Associated Press, there is a threat to place a dirty bomb in front of FBI headquarters.
According to an analysis by a firm that analyzes social media content, there was a tenfold increase in the number of mentions of "civil war" on platforms after Mar-a-Lago was searched.
The posts contained baseless claims that the FBI planted evidence to incriminate Trump or that President Joe Biden ordered the FBI to search Trump's home.
"Biden sending the FBI to raid a former President is a declaration of war against him and his supporters," wrote a poster on the Telegram platform.
Multiple threats against government officials involved in the Mar-a-Lago search, including calls to kill the judge who signed the search warrant, have been identified by law enforcement officials.
The names and home addresses of FBI agents and other officials have been posted online, along with references to family members who could be additional targets.
The threats are similar to the ones that preceded the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Thompson said that the threats of violence and even civil war are a threat to our democracy and the rule of law.
A judge signed a warrant for the search of Trump's house. That is not the point for Trump and his allies.
"This is an assault on a political opponent at a level never seen before in our country," Trump wrote. "Third world"
Gosar said that the investigation must be destroyed.
Andy Biggs wanted to place some blame on the agents who executed the search. It looked like something you would see in the former Soviet Union. Why did all those agents not do anything?
The Justice Department's reticence about the Trump investigation has caused people to question law enforcement's motives.
The one thing you don't want is people not trusting law enforcement because of the unanswered questions.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson tried to temper the rhetoric when he appeared on CNN. The FBI is carrying out their responsibilities according to Hutchinson.
Many in the conservative media are not following that advice.
Tucker Carlson said that the raid on Mar-a-Lago was not an act of law enforcement. The rule of law was attacked.
The doctored photo depicted the judge who signed the warrant getting a foot massage. She was sentenced to 20 years for helping her boyfriend. The original photo was not of the judge but of the suicide victim. The doctored image was shared as a joke.
The FBI's investigations of the Trump campaign's alleged ties with Russia and of Hillary Clinton's handling of classified material in a private email account are some of the reasons why Republicans are angry at the agency. As new investigations look at Trump, his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified material, the fury has only increased.
Conservative social media users were incensed by the claims that the FBI framed Trump supporters.
One poster said that others were going to end the civil war for them.
That's right.
There are more investigations related to Donald Trump.
That's right.
Writers for the Associated Press contributed to the report.
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