The confrontation came as officials had been warned of an increase in threats against federal agents in the days following a search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. There is a Truth Social account using that same name. Ricky Shiffer, the armed man in body armor who was just killed trying to breach an FBI office, had the most active Truth Social account I've ever seen. Federal officials have also been tracking an array of other concerning chatter on Gab and other platforms threatening violence against federal agents. FBI Director Christopher Wray denounced the threats as he visited another FBI office in Nebraska on Wednesday.

Source: New York Times August 11, 2022 23:43 UTC