Court documents say Meister told authorities that he “strongly dislikes Democrats” and that he was probably upset about something he saw on Fox News. Authorities later searched Meister’s house and reported finding two handguns and a rifle plus more than 700 rounds of ammunition. Meister, 52, later was indicted on one count of making a threat through interstate commerce. Meister’s public defenders say there’s little evidence their client could have carried out the alleged threat against Schiff. But prosecutors say that if convicted, Meister faces a five-year sentence over the threat and a 10-year sentence on the gun charge.

Source: Washington Post February 05, 2020 02:03 UTC