Rochester man charged in federal threat case tied to Donald Trump Jr. podcast chat
Federal prosecutors say James Gerald Eckert Jr. of Rochester made threatening posts first aimed at local officials and later at Donald Trump Jr. in a chat linked to Trump Jr.’s podcast.
Why it matters: Federal threat complaint tied to Donald Trump Jr. and earlier local-targeted pos
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Rochester man charged in federal threat case tied to Donald Trump Jr. podcast chat
Federal prosecutors say James Gerald Eckert Jr. of Rochester made threatening posts first aimed at local officials and later at Donald Trump Jr. in a chat linked to Trump Jr.’s podcast.
Federal prosecutors say James Gerald Eckert Jr. of Rochester made threatening posts first aimed at local officials and later at Donald Trump Jr. in a chat linked to Trump Jr.’s podcast.
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