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Turning Point table flipper threatened Trump, arrested by feds after firing from teaching assistant job: FBI

  • A former teaching assistant, Derek Lopez, was charged with making threats against President Donald Trump and arrested by the FBI on October 28.
  • Lopez made online threats, including saying, 'I’m gonna kill Donald Trump,' according to a federal affidavit obtained by the Daily Caller.
  • Lopez was previously fired from Illinois State University after flipping a table at a Turning Point USA event, with the incident being captured on video.
  • If convicted of making threats against Trump, Lopez faces up to five years in prison, as stated by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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