Truth Social Tipped Off FBI To Threats By Man Killed In Shootout

By Susie Madrak — August 11, 2023

The social media company owned by Trump tipped off the FBI in March about threats made by a Utah man who was fatally shot Wednesday by FBI agents as they attempted to arrest him for threatening to kill President Joe Biden, NBC News reported.

Truth Social notified the FBI after Craig Deleeuw Robertson posted a threat to kill Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr., according to a senior law enforcement official who spoke to NBC.

Bragg is prosecuting Trump for allegedly falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Robertson, 75, was armed when FBI agents confronted him at his home in Provo on Wednesday morning and pointed his weapon at agents and did not respond to their commands before they fatally shot him, a senior official told NBC.

Oh my. After a week of ranting about the surveillance state, the Island Of Misfit Boys over at The Donald will be shocked when this sinks in. And then they'll just ignore it, as they do anything that doesn't fit their narrative.

The irony. Trump’s Truth Social was the platform that tipped off the FBI about Utah man Craig Robertson who threatened to kill President Biden, Alvin Bragg, others. (NBC News) pic.twitter.com/HDXTxGfesp

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) August 10, 2023

BREAKING: Craig Robertson was snitched on by TRUTH SOCIAL.

That’s right, Trump’s Truth Social was the platform that tipped off the FBI about Robertson and his violent threats against multiple public officials.

— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) August 10, 2023

Per the BBC, Craig Robertson was first reported for his posts by Truth Social itself and that he'd already received a visit/warning from the FBI. He got even more explicit with his commentary. Even if he was old and needed a cane, it doesn't take much to shoot a weapon. pic.twitter.com/ynH3Rbv5tV

— Tanya Ollick (@tollick) August 10, 2023

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