Man Arrested For Allegedly Threatening To Harm Trump Official
In two chillingly unconnected but ideologically charged arrests, federal authorities have laid bare a disturbing pattern of political extremism and violent threats against U.S. officials, both past and present. The cases involve very different individuals and motivations—but together, they sketch a troubling portrait of the nation’s volatile political atmosphere.
Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, a 24-year-old from Lilburn, Georgia, has been arrested for a cascade of disturbing threats targeting Tulsi Gabbard, the former congresswoman and current Director of National Intelligence, and her husband, Abraham Williams. According to the Department of Justice, Amin sent a series of threatening texts over several days, many of them graphic and explicitly violent.
Today, #FBI Atlanta arrested 25 year old, Aliakbar Mohammed Amin of Lilburn, GA for threatening communications against @DNIGabbard, @Potus, & @WhiteHouse. Bottom line, the FBI does not tolerate threats and will hold offenders fully accountable. pic.twitter.com/la5doFNMbU
— FBI Atlanta (@FBIAtlanta) April 12, 2025
Among the threats: a warning that Gabbard was “living on borrowed time,” and that her home would be “hit at a time and place of our choosing.” One of the messages, sent to her husband, ominously referenced Vladimir Putin and used emoji-laden rhetoric suggesting a bizarre allegiance to Russian interests: “We are friendly bears… but we can also be angry bears.”
Authorities later uncovered more threats across Amin’s social media accounts, including a picture of a gun pointed at Gabbard and messages like, “I will personally do the job if necessary.” A firearm was discovered during a search of his residence. The explicit nature of the threats—and the political undertones invoking a foreign leader—underscore a case that may have implications beyond a single defendant’s mental state.
Days after the Gabbard news broke, another alarming case emerged from Waukesha County, Wisconsin. A 17-year-old, Nikita Casap, already charged with murdering his mother and stepfather, is now under federal investigation for plotting the assassination of former President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
I told @CNN that @TulsiGabbard had credible, active threats against her and her family and they went ahead and doxxed her address anyway. https://t.co/VhTkMWHH5O
— Alexa Henning (@alexahenning) April 12, 2025
According to prosecutors, Casap authored a three-page manifesto titled “Accelerate the Collapse.” In it, he outlined a plan to assassinate Trump using bombs—a plot he claimed would incite chaos and trigger a “political revolution.” His writings were laced with white supremacist rhetoric and apocalyptic visions for the nation’s future.
Authorities found messages and images referencing the manifesto on Casap’s phone, and federal prosecutors are weighing serious charges, including attempted presidential assassination and use of weapons of mass destruction.
🚨JUST IN🚨
Aliakbar Mohammad Amin was arrested for sending threatening text messages targeting the life of DNI Tulsi Gabbard and her husband.
One message reportedly read, “Prepare to die, you, Tulsi, and everyone you hold dear. America will burn.”
Amin also allegedly shared… pic.twitter.com/0dpKPC7eJL
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) April 15, 2025
These two cases—separated by age, geography, and ideology—are bound together by a common thread: the weaponization of political beliefs into personal threats and violent conspiracies. Whether driven by perceived loyalty to foreign powers or radical extremist ideologies, these actions are symptomatic of a deeper illness.