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Pirro Announces Arrest of Woman Who Traveled to DC to Assassinate President Trump

Nathalie Rose Jones faces federal charges after making repeated social media threats and traveling to Washington, D.C. to assassinate President Trump, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.

  • On Saturday, August 16, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced that Nathalie Rose Jones, 50, of Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested in the District of Columbia for death threats against President Donald Trump and will be prosecuted fully.
  • Between August 2 and August 9, U.S. Secret Service agents observed the Instagram account `nath.jones` posting threats labeling Trump a "terrorist", calling his administration a dictatorship, and blaming him for Covid-19 pandemic deaths.
  • During a voluntary interview on August 15, U.S. Secret Service agents recorded Jones calling Trump a `terrorist` and a `nazi`, threatening to kill him at the compound with a `bladed object` to avenge Covid-19 pandemic deaths.
  • Special Agent in Charge Matt McCool said, `Protecting the President of the United States is our highest priority, and every potential threat is addressed with the utmost seriousness,` as Special Agents from New York and Washington, D.C. coordinated to neutralize the threat.
  • Jones faces federal charges including threatening President Trump’s life and transmitting threats interstate, following two assassination attempts in July and September 2024.
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