The old man in NY was charged with threatening to kill Donald Trump

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NEW YORK – An elderly man in New York has been accused of plotting to kidnap and kill former President Donald Trump and several members of Congress. He allegedly outlined the threats in several interactions with the U.S. Secret Service.

72-year-old Thomas Welnicki of Rockaway Beach in Queens was indicted Monday on a federal criminal complaint. He will make his first appearance by teleconference Monday afternoon at Brooklyn Federal Court.

The U.S. Secret Service said Welnicki was proud of how easy it was for him to take a gun and “lower him” when agents interviewed him in an interview in July 2020.

Then they said that in Jan. 4, 2021 Welnicki called the Secret Service office on Long Island and left two voicemails. In each, agents said, he threatened to kill Trump and 12 unnamed representatives and/or senators who supported the former president.

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In September 2021 he called the New York Field Office and asked about Secret Service protection of former U.S. presidents and their families, according to officials. He also allegedly asked what weapons the Secret Service used.

Again, in November, 2021, Welnicki was accused of calling a New York City Secret Service office three times calling Trump “Hitler” and saying “I will do everything I can to make sure Trump is dead. ). “

In another call in December, he said, “the new Civil war could break out and taking up arms against the government is justified when the ballots don’t matter.”

The criminal complaint alleges Welnicki said there was a $ 350,000 bounty for killing Trump and the other 12 elected officials.

He will be represented by Deirdre Von Dornum of the Brooklyn Federal Defenders office.

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