In a shocking display of political violence, Seth Jason, a former Voice of America employee, was arrested after making repeated death threats against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and her family over the last 15 months using taxpayer-funded electronics.
For context, Jason was slapped with four charges for issuing specific threats, several of which referenced AK-47s. Authorities such as U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and the Capitol Police stressed that there is no tolerance for such threats. Greene expressed gratitude for the confident response and noted that the First Amendment does not protect threats of violence.
In any case, the VOA employee’s chilling threats prompted a raft of charges, such as when he said, “I’m looking forward to your book signing. We are all armed and ready to take care of you. We’re coming after you and your staff, and we are locked and loaded. We’re going to take you all out. We’ve got our AK-47s. You’re going to get one between the eyes. Bam, bam, bam.”
Reacting to Jason’s alleged threats, MTG condemned these unacceptable and violent remarks. She said, “For 15 months, I received terrifying death threats from one individual who worked alarmingly close to my office building at the Voice of America. … Threatening an elected official, their family, or their staff is not free speech; it’s a crime, and it must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Similarly, Kari Lake, who oversaw the closing of VOA and several other bloated programs, criticised these threats, saying, “If he is found guilty, I hope he is sentenced to the maximum amount of time behind bars,” showing full support from the Trump administration.
Echoing these remarks, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro explained why threats of violence are unacceptable, especially against political figures. She declared, “No one should have to live their life looking over their shoulder every day and wondering if those threats are about to be fulfilled… The threat to have your family murdered as well as yourself is debilitating.”
As we reported, Kari Lake, who Trump tapped to lead the VOA, was a strong advocate for this decision. She issued a series of statements about dismantling the rampant waste at the US Agency for Global Media, which oversees the defunct news agency, where Seth Jason previously worked.
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Explainign the situation, Lake revealed dark secrets about the controversial agency, in an address where she said, “Hi, America; I’m here in Washington, DC, as a senior advisor for the US Agency for Global Media. I’m working on behalf of you, and President Trump and his administration, and I have been on the job for a couple of weeks now, and I’m horrified by some of the things I’m learning about this agency.”
Describing the lavish office and absurd waste of money common at this agency, she continued, “This building is a colossal waste of money. Take a look at what’s in this building—fancy conference rooms with wall-to-wall windows. There are 26 conference rooms, at least. That’s what I’ve counted in this building: there are four bridges to nowhere, massive waterfalls, Italian marble finishes everywhere, leather furnishings, all of this being paid for by the American taxpayer.”