Man charged with threatening Trump and Democratic representative Swalwell
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Man indicted for threatening President Trump, Rep. Swalwell, and likely Fed chair Powell.
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A Florida man, Diego Villavicencio, was charged with making threats against Donald Trump, Democratic representative Eric Swalwell, and an unnamed individual who appeared to be Fed chair Jerome Powell. A federal grand jury in the northern district of Florida returned a four-count indictment against Villavicencio. The indictment details messages allegedly sent by Villavicencio from September 2025 to January 2026, threatening to "assault, kidnap and murder" an unnamed member of Congress, later confirmed by Swalwell to be him. Villavicencio also allegedly threatened the US president and another individual, with one post stating "Jerome is next."
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A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment.
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