FBI charges man over traveling to DC with an assault rifle-he planned to kill Speaker on live TV

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-charges-cleveland-meredith-washington-dc-nancy-pelosi-kill-2021-1

Jacob Shamsian 33 minutes ago

The Justice Department has filed charges against Cleveland Meredith, who traveled to Washington, DC, and is accused of threatening to execute House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on live TV.

FBI agents found a rifle, handgun, and "hundreds of rounds of ammunition" in his vehicle in Washington, DC, according to charging documents.

Meredith is an adherent to the QAnon conspiracy theory, which believes that President Donald Trump is fighting a "deep state" of Democratic officials who are Satanic cannibals.

A man who traveled to Washington, DC, to participate in President Donald Trump's "Stop the Steal" rally on January 6 has been charged with threatening to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr. was confronted by FBI agents on Thursday, January 7, at a Holiday Inn in Washington, DC, where he was staying. He was charged with transmitting a threat, possessing an unregistered firearm, and unlawfully possessing ammunition, according to court documents obtained by the George Washington University Program on Extremism.

"Thinking about heading over to Pelosi C---'s speech and putting a bullet in her noggin on Live TV," Mederith said in one text message to an acquaintance, according to charging documents. "Headed to DC with a s--- ton of 5.56 armor piercing ammo," he wrote in another.

According to charging documents, a search of Meredith's vehicles found an assault rifle, a pistol, and "hundreds of rounds of ammunition." FBI officials said Meredith told them he moved his weapons to his trailer because he knew he was not supposed to carry weaponry in Washington, DC.

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[redstatebluegirl]

1. Well now, he will go away for a LONG time.

Glad he loves the color orange.

[Liberty Belle]

20. Unless Trump pardons him. Grrrrrrrrrr

[orangecrush]

22. He can't

He was involved in the crime.

[StarfishSaver]

28. He can indeed

There is no Constitutional prohibition against a president pardoning anyone, even if he was involved in their crime.

[Eyeball_Kid]

30. Look here:

Article II of the Constitution expressly states that the president "shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."

Accomplices to a crime allegedly committed by the president likely fits within that clause as Trump is subject to an impeachment article right now. If he does attempt to pardon accomplices or witnesses, those actions can be framed as PART OF AN OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE CRIME.

In any event, any action by Trump to protect himself from prosecution adds additional criminal exposure.

[StarfishSaver]

32. Pardoning a co-conspirator is obstruction of justice, but it doesn't invalidate the pardon

[Quixote1818]

2. What a lovely bunch of CocoNUTS! nt

[lunasun]

3. Bet he has stopped smiling about his murder fantasy

[Harker]

9. I wouldn't be too sure. n/t

[Corgigal]

10. Is he taking his

glamour shot in front of a convenience store? Really?

[geardaddy]

13. It almost looks like he's smiling at the security camera

[Native]

16. Gotta get his mug out there if he wants to make it onto the pardon list!

[Lucinda]

4. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[Me.]

5. 'Nice' People Still Being Supported By Some Of The Cons

[VA_Jill]

6. My goodness

I don't think that boy is right in the head. Not at all. He needs to go away for a LONG time.

[John1956PA]

7. In normal times, this would have been the major news story.

The nation's descent into chaos wrought by the right-wingers renders reports like this one as nearly unremarkable.

[localroger]

8. Mighty fine people, don'tcha know. nt

[groundloop]

11. That's a face only his mother and Benedict Donald could love

[BlueIdaho]

12. Would that be attempted murder then?

Buh Bye!

[StarfishSaver]

29. Not attempted murder

He didn't go far enough for it to be attempted murder. But the threat is illegal.

[geardaddy]

14. Well, dontcha know, he's got a history of violence

Man accused of threatening Pelosi was also banned from Atlanta private school over violent threats
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/cleveland-meredith-banned-from-lovett-school-in-atlanta/85-b86fc206-6405-4176-a0c0-9804589d098c

[orangecrush]

24. His own family turned gin in to a local dept.

As they thought he was dangerous a while back, per the link.

[blue-wave]

15. But, But

What about unity?

[MagickMuffin]

17. DANG THE GOVERNMENT TOOK MY GUNS

make that the Trump government took your guns

[orleans]

18. saw the heading you wrote and thought i was going to throw up

[maxsolomon]

19. Defend THAT, Tu Quoque Fallacists.

Like my Dad...

[iluvtennis]

21. Fkn thug. Prosecute him and then Lock. Him. Up. For. A. Long. Time. nt

[Jon King]

23. Sounds like someone turned him in...

I guess even his buddy he texted with got spooked.

[Evolve Dammit]

25. We're about to find out how many there are. Sadly.

[dchill]

27. Sadly, but necessarily.

[Evolve Dammit]

33. Just hope that "we" are ready for it. "We" being people who believe in democracy and the Constiution

[PatrickforO]

26. So, conspiracy to commit treason against the United States, and conspiracy to murder.

A sentence of life in prison if convicted.

Meredith is a dirtbag traitor who should never again see the light of day.

[CaptYossarian]

31. I'm betting that he's pro-life.

"Pelosi C---" was the giveaway. Nothing says evangelist like his respect for women.