(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The FBI reportedly killed a 75-year-old man who had made threatening posts against prominent Democrat government officials, including President Joe Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Graig Deleeuw Robertson, a resident of Utah, had allegedly become the target of the FBI following anti-Biden posts on social media, which prosecutors believed presented a real threat against the government officials.
75 year old man who needed a cane to walk was selected for extermination by the FBI. Notice that none of the actual death threats against Trump led to this response. Dark times ahead. Read the book – “ordinary men”! https://t.co/jrLeM4TOoN
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 9, 2023
FBI special agents attempted to serve arrest and search warrants before the deadly confrontation ensued. The FBI released a statement on Wednesday, acknowledging the killing, according to KSL TV.
“The incident began when special agents attempted to serve arrest and search warrants at a residence,” a spokesperson for the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office said. “The subject is deceased. The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously.”
According to the felony complaint, Robertson’s online comments had attracted attention from federal prosecutors due to its anti-Biden sentiment and digital threats towards political figures.
In one of his posts, the 75-year-old man allegedly wrote, “I hear Biden is coming to Utah. Digging out my old ghillie suit and cleaning the dust off the M24 sniper rifle. Welcome, buffoon-in-chief!”
Another post targeted DA Bragg. Specifically, Robertson said, “I want to stand over Bragg and put a nice hole in his forehead with my 9mm and watch him twitch as a drop of blood oozes from the hole as his life ebbs away to hell!!
News of the killing ignited intense backlash from some X (formerly known as Twitter), further fueling allegations of political targeting.
Prominent political commentator Mike Cernovich criticized the FBI’s actions by pointing out the disparity between the FBI’s response to Robertson’s posts and those targetting former President Donald Trump.
He stated, “75-year-old man who needed a cane to walk was selected for extermination by the FBI. Notice that none of the actual death threats against Trump led to this response. Dark times ahead. Read the book – ‘ordinary men’!”
Conservative attorney Marina Medvin echoed Cernovich’s remarks, saying, “Something is off about this Utah man story. The FBI made a case against an obese man in his 70s based on his Facebook posts.”
Something is off about this Utah man story.
The FBI made a case against an obese man in his 70s based on his Facebook posts. https://t.co/MfaIx1bK7w pic.twitter.com/OR1GLVjoc2
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) August 9, 2023
