officials say craig robertson pointed a gun at agents as he served a warrant in provo.eal graphic threats like this one against the president and others. and in "i hear biden is coming to utah and he was cleaning the dust off his m-24 sniper rifle." josh campbell is joining us. these are such specific threats to the just against the president but the attorney general, the manhattan district attorney, gavin newsom. i could go on and on. and yet the fbi -- what happened? they were tracking all this before. >> yeah, good morning. and astonishing series of events yesterday. the suspect was under federal investigation for allegedly making the threats against biden and a most of other democratic officials. prior to president biden's arrival yesterday, the fbimost officials. prior to president biden's arrival yesterday, the fbi got an arrest warrant and as the s.w.a.t. team was giving him commands, the suspect brandished a weapon towards the agents, a fatal decision. as president biden was heading to utah on wednesday evening, fbi special agents tried to arrest a utah man they

continent was craig robertson, and it was sean killed during an fbi raid earlier this week. on wednesday morning after a pilot pointed a gun at agents. the fbi was trying to serve robinson with a search and arrest warrant, threatening to kill fbi biden and manhattan d.a. alvin bragg. he was a self-described maga trumper, and was wearing a hat emblazoned with the name trump. now we can't prove that trump inspired these people to commit or threatened to commit acts of violence but what we do know is that these three people echoed trump's reddick and believe they were fighting on his behalf against his enemies, in the legislature, and the judiciary and law enforcement. they were radicalized. and they are not alone. one recent study from professor robert pape at the university of chicago found that april 6th, 2023 to june 26, 2023 americans agreeing that the use of force is justified to restore donald trump to the presidency increased from 4.5% dissent and percent of the equivalent of an estimated shift from 12 million to 18 million american adults. in a moment, i will speak to

agents were trying to serve an arrest warrant on craig robertson at his home in utah, just hours aheadf a planned visit to the state by mr biden. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal shared this latest update from washington, dc. the details that we have so far is, as you mentioned there, the suspect�*s name was craig robertson. we understand he was 75 years old. and there was a criminal complaint that had already been filed in the district court of utah regarding serious concerns about him. so one of the charges that he was facing was threats against the president — i've got the criminal complaint in front of me — but fbi agents conducted surveillance of his home back in march. they wanted to talk to him about his social media posts. he told them, according to the complaint, to come back with an arrest warrant — which they did. now, when you look at the criminal complaint and the evidence that they had compiled against him, it included social media posts that he'd put up. and they're very dark messages. they show violence towards president biden and other notable democrats, als

we had unanswered questions, ones the fbi wouldn't address promptly, including did craig robertson brandishpon at the agency? we have an update. late yesterday fbi said they were serving search warrants on the morning of the shooting, robertson resisted arrests and pointed a revolver at them. seems like a major detail and one that would have been easy to provide last week. this raises new questions we put to fbi, why did it take five days to reveal the cause of the shooting and that is what happened, release body cam footage. what happened when agents approached house before the sun came out. the fbi declined to comment to the angle. we will monitor this story and we won't stop. it is really scary seeing what you care for disappear in front of your eyes. >> makes me feel like the state is prioritizing profits over people because they know there is visible harm coming to the land and to the people and they are choosing to make money instead of care for montanans. >> laura: well, montana just sided with that group of young environmental activists, well spoken. one popular was five years old,

agents were trying to serve an arrest warrant on craig robertson at his home in utah,

. >> reporter: craig robertson, authorities say were making threats against president biden. he posted on social media monday that he was cleaning the dust off the m-24 sniper rifle and looking forward to the death of joe biden. he wrote on facebook last september that the time was right for al presidential assassination or two. the self described maga trumper appeared to be upset at the federal investigations into former president trump. >> reporter: the fbi was investigation robertson for five months after he allegedly made threats against manhattan district attorney alvin bragg and u.s. attorney general merrick garland as well as more than two dozen threats against vice president kamala harris. >> in terms of extreme, this is about as extreme as you can get. >> reporter: robertson showed off his weapons in some social media posts but neighbors say the 74-year-old couldn't have carried out the threats. he needed a cane to walk. we know the fbi will continue the review and investigation. the president was briefed on the shootings. in washington, skyler henry, amanda, back to

this really all begins several months ago but heats up on monday when the individual craig robertsonfacebook that the president is coming to utah and that it is time for him to take action and talks about his weapon, talks about what he is going to wear. what happens is the fbi says okay we need to go in and take him down. this is a threat. the president is coming here. he is talking about killing the president. they go into really full action. they devise a plan, they go in. they put the plan together. and then early this morning, you know, while they're suiting up, putting on all of their gear, getting ready to go after him the president is planning his trip to utah, they go in. it's dark out early in the morning, 6:00 a.m. essentially to take him off the street. then there is a confrontation with the fbi. they come to the house. they have a conversation with him. something happens. i'm told he pulled out a handgun and that is when the fbi shot and killed him >> he had been making threats against not just president biden but several other officials as well. he referreto one of his

. >> reporter: according to court filings, just three days ago craig robertson posted that he'd heard president biden was coming to utah. robertson made a threat saying he would be cleaning the dust off the m-24 sniper rifle. a.t. smith is a former secret servicice directotor and cbs ne consultantnt. >> thihis is about ass e extrem itit gets.. >> reporteter: videoeo shott by neigighborhoods shows the r rai which bebegan this s morning an some p point explosionons are . one they heard around six gunshots and that robertson's body was eventually brought out to the street. early wednesday, sources tell cbs news an fbi team tried to arrest robertson at his provo, drive from where the president's traveling tonight. some kind of confrontation ensued, and robertson died in a shootout. the fbi had been investigating robertson for five months for allegedly making threats against other officials. among them, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg, new york attorney general letitia james, and attorney general merrick garland. all of them overseeing criminal or civil proceedings against former p

:15 this morning in nearby provo, utah, where they were serving an arrest warrant on suspect, craig robertsono they say was approximately 70 to 75 years old. >> there was a big boom, and then there was another one and another one. >> reporter: in court documents, the fbi says robertson posted on social media, i hear biden is coming to utah and that he was cleaning the dust off his sniper rifle this robertson post according to the fbi shows a picture of his weapons, along with threats ahead of the 2024 election cycle. the documents also say robertson posted threats to kill vice president kamala harris and the democratic d.a. in manhattan, alvin bragg, who is now prosecuting former president trump. during surveillance in march, the fbi says it observed robertson wearing a hat bearing the word "trump," and when agents attempted to speak with him, robertson replied, i said it was a dream adding, don't return without a warrant. >> he was nice to me it just goes to show, you never know who your neighbors are >> reporter: it comes amid growing concerns over threats to public officials and their fami

the source tells cnn, swat agents were giving commands to the suspect, craig robertson, when he pointed a gun at them. president bought was briefed by senior staff on the incident before he touched down in utah. we should note, some of these threats from the suspect were posted only days ago, including this one that was shown in the criminal complaint. he said, quote, i hear biden's coming to utah. digging out my old gillies suit and cleaning off the dust from i am 24 trifle. an agent on the case said, in the complaint, the suspected actually own that rifle. and the camouflage suit. and these pictures were posted along with it. a witness to the right described what she heard early this morning. >> little before six, there was a big boom. then there was another one. and another one. and another one. they called for my neighbor to come. out he's like, i'm not coming out, [bleep]. then i didn't hear anything after that. >> robertson posted pictures online of numerous weapons online and also issued threats to trump prosecutors, people prosecuting the former president, including new york dis

first, the suspect here, craig robertson, on monday, the fbi saw that he posted a message on facebook, saying that the president was coming to utah. basically, it was time for him to take action. he wrote, i hear biden's coming to utah, digging out my old gillies suit. this is camouflage outfit that you see there. cleaning the dust of the am 24 sniper rifle. he says welcome, buffoon -in-chief. they were ready. seeing this post, the fbi decided it was time to move in and take him off the street. this is a man they had been monitoring since march. because of other threats that he had posted, most significant, what really started all of this, the threat he posted against the manhattan district attorney here in new york city. the alvin bragg. he's been investigating the former president, donald trump. so, he posts this facebook message about wanting to, essentially, come to new york city, and kill the d. a.. the fbi gets alerted to this posting, that is what starts this investigation back in march. they start doing surveillance on him. they even go over to talk to him, in march, they appr

craig d. robertsonrumper, accused of making threats against president biden timed to his visit in utah yesterday. there is video of the encounter and a loud bang at the end. it's not clear entirely what happened. joining me now is nbc news investigative correspondent, tom winter. i asked you this a couple of times yesterday because this is the sort of thing that i imagine already is, could easily blow up online to say the fbi assassinated somebody because they didn't give an explanation of what led to the shooting. are we expecting one? >> what you have just said, that idea of people saying that the fbi assassinated somebody is almost a direct quote to what somebody replied to one of my twitter posts this morning. that's absolutely occurring. we have asked the fbi for a little bit more detail about what happened, a lot more detail about what happened yesterday, specifically the time line of events so people understand how this occurred, what happened, and what was the order of events. the loud bang you

reporter: the details that we've got so far is that the individual, the suspect is named craig robertsonnderstand he was 75 years old and there's a criminal complaint that -- complaint that shows that he was being invested for a few things, notably for making threats against president biden and f.b.i. agents had conducted surveillance on his home back in march. they wanted to talk to him about thinks social media posts. he told them, according to the criminal complaint to come back with a warrant, which they did. in terms of the social media posts, reading the criminal complaint, it's full of really dark messages, his social media. violence towards president biden, other notable democrats, also galorifying gurns. just to read you one thing from the criminal complaints that's a message that f.b.i. agents obviously took very seriously. he put i hear biden is coming to utah so i cleaned the dust off the m-24 sniper rifle. we don't know the details of what led to the shooting. some law enforcement sources say there was a gunfight of some kind and the f.b.i. is now reviewing the case. as you

the fbi says 75-year-old air force veteran craig robertson was killed last week when he pointed a gun at the agents attempting to arrest him. they went to his home in provo after he allegedly made violent threats against president biden. the raid took place just hours before mr. biden arrived in salt lake city. >>> the former nfl player who inspired the oscar nominated movie "the blind side" is suing the couple who he claims lied about adopting him. michael oher said the couple tricked him into signing papers in 2004 making him his conservators rather than his adoptive parents. he says they made millions of dollars while he received nothing for the movie. he's asking a tennessee court to terminate the conservatorship. new court documents claim co-conservators leanne touhy and sean touhy have enriched themselves at the expense of michael oher. they are devastated and said they would end the conservatorship if that's what oher wants. >>> coming up, a woman sentenced in a killing. >>> and later, efforts to avert an auto strike. president biden's message to the big three. this is the "cbs

video was taken during the deadly confrontation fbi agents seen surrounding the home of suspect craig robertson who's not visible in the footage, when suddenly -- >> the s.w.a.t. team went through his back door with the battering ram. they called for my neighbor to comeme out and d he's likike, i i'm notot out, [ bleep ] >> reporter: the fbi had arrived at the provo, utah home to serve an arrest warrant for alleged threats to assassinate president biden. court records show a social media company first alerted the fbi in march about a disturbing post by robertson. that company is truth social the site founded by former president trump. the fbi says robertson identified himself online as a maga trumper and called one of his rifles a democrat eradicator the fbi said for months it had been tracking the 75-year-old and his violent threats about the president, vice president kamala harris and other prominent democrats, including manhattan d.a. alvin bragg who's prosecuting a criminal case against mr. trump. in a recent post, robertson noted that biden is coming to utah and referred to cleaning the du

the home owner craig robertson was accused of making threats against several democratic leaders including president. agents went to his home five months ago in march to question him. the fbi says roberton shut them down, told them not to come back without a warrant. so agents returned yesterday with warrants. >> the s.w.a.t. team went through his back door with a battering ram. they called for my neighbor to come out and he is like i'm not coming out -- >> we are now learning when agents asked robertson to come out he pointed a gun at them. the fbi says that is when the agents opened fire. agents say they uncovered that robertson had a collection of semiautomatic rifles and other guns in his home. >>> it could be you or someone you know. people are testing positive for covid because of this summer surge. the pandemic started more than three years ago. however, w seeing another surge in positive covid cases across california. according to walgreens the positivity rate here in the state is 48%, nearly double since june. walgreens provides data from their pcr and rapid tests. this comes in h

the fbi says craig robertson had made multiple threats on social media against politicians, includingvestigating robertson for five months after he made multiple posts threatening the president. he also made threats against politicians including alvin bragg and attorney general merrick garland as well as more than two dozen threats against kamala harris. this comes as political tensions in america are very high. >> there are probably other people out there who have the same thoughts and feelings. in my 30 years of law enforcement, whether i was in washington or in the field, i have never seen it to this extreme. >> now political violence is not limited to the u.s. in ecuador, fernando villavicencio was gunned down at a campaign rally. >>> trump and his lawyers are accused of trying to conceal documents from investigators that his mar-a-lago estate. there was an appearance from his personal aide walt now to who also pled not guilty. the arraignment was postponed because he does not have a florida lawyer. also today, jack smith requested a trial date of january 2nd, 2024 for trump's cri

the home belonged to a man in his 70s, named craig robertson, according to charging documents, those documents detail multiple alleged threats robinertson had made against numerous officials, most notably, those made against president biden. the latest came on monday ahead of president biden's expected travel to utah on wednesday. according to the documents, robertson said he needed to dust off his sniper rifle and camouflage in preparation for biden's arrival. that's documents show examples of robertson's alleged collection of firearms, some of which he labeled as democrat eradicators. robertson first came to the attention of officials after an i ledged threat made against alvin bragg who's prosecuting former president trump in a new york hush money case the fbi originally investigated robertson in march, after receiving a tip about his threat against bragg whom he said he planned to kill in a parking garage the documents also note that robertson was observed in march wearing a hat with the word "trump" on the front a said president biden was briefed on the raid. robertson's daughte

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authorities say 75 year old craig robertson had made credible threats, posting to social media, quote, i hear biden is coming to utah digging out my old ghillie suit and cleaning the dust off the m24 sniper rifle. welcome buffoon in chief. a federal complaint reveals dozens of robertson posts, including pictures of an arsenal of weapons, images of robertson dressed in camouflage armed with a rifle and multiple references to killing the president. the fbi says it's investigation also uncovered threats against other democrats and against law enforcement officials overseeing court cases against former president trump. after a months long investigation, the fbi moved in yesterday. >> the tipping point to me was president biden was coming. he was going to be in close proximity. and this individual all had looked like he was on a planning path to carry out the attack. the associated press reports robertson was armed at the time of the shooting. >> new details about the release of an america nurse and her daughter kidnaped in haiti last month. the christian aid group, or alex dorsainvil, wor

by a neighbor showing agents surrounding a home in provo early wednesday morning, yelling for craig robertson to come out. then, a flashbang grenade goes off. tonight, law enforcement officials telling abc news, robertson appeared to point a gun at the officers, before agents fatally shot him. >> gunshot wound. it's going to be approximately 75-year-old male. >> reporter: a federal complaint listing dozens of robertson's alleged social media posts, among them, images of a cache of weapons and multiple violent threats against biden and other high-profile officials. including this one just four days ago, "i hear biden is coming to utah. digging out my old ghille suit and cleaning the dust off the m24 sniper rifle." and linsey, fbi agents acting swiftly, because the president is in salt lake city over the last two days. just north of provo, where that raid happened. the shooting is now under investigation tonight, linsey. >> linsey: mola, thank you. >>> a diplomatic breakthrough between iran and the u.s. iran freeing five americans from iran yab prisons. for now, the ms. remain in iran under hou

authorities say 75-year-old craig robertson made credible threats, posting to social media just three days ago -- "i hear biden is coming to utah. digging out my old ghillie suit and cleaning the dust off the m-24 sniper rifle. welcome, buffoon-in-chief!" a federal complaint revealing dozens of robertson's posts, including pictures of an arsenal of weapons, images of robertson dressed in camouflage clothing, armed with a long-range rifle, and multiple references to killing the president. the fbi says its investigation also uncovered threats against law enforcement and other public officials, including vice president kamala harris, attorney general merrick garland, and california governor gavin newsom. after a months-long investigation, the fbi moving in early this morning. >> the tipping point to me, president biden was coming, it was going to be in close proximity. and this individual had -- looked like he was on a planning path to carry out the attack. >> reporter: an official tells abc news the fbi's investigation into robertson began back in april. the secret service was notified

agent agents had a deadly confrontation with a man who had threatened to kill him a suspect, craig robertson, who they say was approximately 70 to 75 years old >> there was a big boom. then there was another one and another one. >> reporter: in court documents, the fbi says robertson posted on social media, i hear biden is coming to utah, and he was cleaning the dust off his sniper rifle. this post shows a picture of his weapons along with threats ahead of the 2024 election cycle the documents also say robertson posted threats to kill vice president kamala harris and the democratic d.a. in manhattan, alvin bragg who's prosecuting donald trump in march the fbi says it observed robertson wearing a hat that said "trump." >> he was nice to me it just goes to show you never know who your neighbors are. >> reporter: it comes amid growing concerns over threats to public officials and their families capitol police saying the number of investigations is historically high. major instances include the attack on house speaker nancy pelosi's hususband pauaul. the fbfbi hahas not releleased y details abou

by a neighbor showing agents surrounding a home in provo early wednesday morning yelling for craig robertson to come out. then a flashbang grenade goes off. a law enforcement officials telling abc news robertson appeared to point a gun at the officers before agents fatally shot him. gunshot wounds. it's going to be approximately 75 year old male. a federal complaint listing dozens of robertson's alleged social media posts, among them, images of a cache of weapons and multiple violent threats against biden and other high profile officials , including this one just four days ago. i hear biden is coming to utah, digging out my old ghillie suit and cleaning the dust off the m24 sniper rifle. >> our thanks to mola. now to the supreme court temporarily blocking the landmark opioid settlement with purdue pharma, the maker of oxycontin. the biden administration objected to the part of the deal which shields the company's owners, the sackler family from civil opioid related lawsuits. the company also agreed to pay $6 billion to victims and families of the opioid crisis. the court is expected to hear

fbi agents seen surrounding the home of suspect craig robertson, who's not visible in the footage, when suddenly -- >> the s.w.a.t. team went through his back door with a battering ram. they called for my neighbor to come out, and he's like, i'm not coming out, [ bleeeep ]. >> repororter: the f fbi had arriveved at robertson's pro sew, utah, home wednesday morning to serve an arrest warrant for his alleged threats to assassinate president biden. court records show a social media company first alerted the fbi in march about a disturbing post by robertson. tonight, a senior law enforcement official tells nbc news that company is truth social, the site founded by former president trump. the fbi says robertson identified himself online as a maga trumper, and called one of his rifles a democrat eradicator. the fbi says, for months, it had been tracking the 75-year-old and his violent threats about the president, vice president kamala harris, and othe prominent democrats, including manhattan d.a. alvin bragg, who is prosecuting a criminal case against mr. trump. in a recent post, robertson no

agents were trying to serve an arrest warrant on craig robertson at his home in utah, just hours

the fbi identified the man is craig d. robertson and the arrest affidavit, which detailed multiple specific explicit and graphic threats against joe biden, alvin bragg, kamala harris, and others. often he would use the same language trump has used. the man had been visited by the fbi once previously, in the spring, and many of his online violent threats were to the fbi agents themselves, particularly after that visit. joining me now is kyle dunphey, reporter for utah -- 's news. kyle, what can you tell us first about the man who was killed this morning that they were trying to search, serve the arrest warrant on? >> well, what's clear is that this is someone is much different than what community members saw. this is a really tight-knit community. it wasn't that hard to talk to people who knew robertson. neighbors described him as the teddy bear of their church. so this is someone who is known for the woodworking skills more than his politics. he was an elderly man, in his late 70s. he walked with a cane. we know that his mobility wa

. >> reporter: according to court filings three days ago, craig robertson posted he heard biden was coming on the made a threat, saying he would be cleaning the dust off the m-24 sniper rifle. a.t. smith iss the former secre service deputy director and cbs consultant. >> i think this is about as extreme as it gets when we're talking about someone like this who is either a solele participt or a lone e wolf. >> repororter: earlyly wednesda sourceces tell cbsbs news an f team tried t to arrest r robert at his provo, utah home, less than an hour's drive where the president is traveling tonight. some kind of confrontation ensued, and robertson died in a shootout. the fbi had been investigating robertson for five months for allegedly making threats against other officials, among them manhattan district attorney alvin bragg, new york attorney general letitia james, and attorney general merrick garland, all of them overseeing criminal or civil proceedings against former president donald trump. in march, using truth social, a platform favored by trump, robertson said he would be traveling to new yo

craig robertson had been under investigation for making threats against u.s. president joe biden, set to be in the state of ud utah on wednesday. i hear biden is coming to utah. digging out the gilley suit. and cleaning the dust off the m-24 sniper rifle. that post was concerning to the secret service and the fbi. agents tried to arrest the suspect. the man pointed the gun at the agent. this entire investigation began back in march when a social media company contacted the fbi, regarding concerni ing material they were seeing on the platform. one threat was against the manhattan district attorney, alvin agg. heading to new york, to eradicate a two-bit hack d.a. i'll be waiting in the parking garage to smoke a radical physical prosecutor that should never have been effected. we went on to right how he would kill the attorney general. he was under surveillance. the suspect, alleged to a criminal complaint, this was all a cream. he said to come back when they had a warrant. that suspect was shot after a law enforcement source says he pointed a gun at the agents.

. >> reporter: according to court filings, just three days ago, craig robertson posted that he'd heardertson made a threat, saying he would be cleaning the dust off the m24 sniper rifle. a.t. smith is a former secret service deputy director and cbs news consultant. >> i think this is about as extreme as it getsts. >> repeporter: vidideo at the ei raid.. thatat began thihis morning g at one popoint was s seen. one neighbhbor said ththey heard gunshohots. early wednesday, sources tell cbs news an fbi team tried to arrest robertson in his provo, utah, home, less than an hour's drive from where the president is traveling tonight. some kind of confrontation ensued, and robertson died in a shooting. the fbi had been investigating robertson for five months for allegedly making threats against other officials. among them, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg, new york attorney general letitia james, and attorney general merrick garland. all of them overseeing criminal or civil proceedings against former president donald trump. in march, using truth social, a platform favored by trump, rober

earlier today a man named craig robertson was killed just 45 minutes from where president biden is set to speak tomorrow. federal agents say they were trying to serve the man and arrest warrant. after robertson has made a series of graphic and extremely specific death threats towards the president as well as the vice president as well as multiple individuals associated with the prosecution of ex president trump. this comes the same week that the judge is expected to weigh in on the potential consequences for trump's own threatening rhetoric against those prosecuting him. warren that raid a bit later. but first, today, in a pair of newly published documents, we learn new details about donald trump and his lawyers attempts to overturn american democracy and the special counsel's attempt to hold him accountable. the first document we learned about is yet another cool memo. dated exactly one month before january six. it is authored by a trump election lawyer can chesebro, believed to be one of the unindicted coconspirators mentioned in the jacks mitt indictment. it expands on the so-called

the fbi says craig robertson was killed as they served a search warrant on his home.s were hurt. so far we have few other details. social media posts linked robertson -- linked to robertson, rather, had threatened the president, the vice president, the prosecutor in the trump manhattan case and governor newsom and promised to be ready with a loaded gun if the fbi were to stop by. this is one of his messages according to fbi investigators. i hear biden is coming to utah. i am cleaning off the dust of my rifle. >>> former governor chris christie is pulling behind president trump, and trump is speaking about chris christie. >> sir, don't call him a fat pig. i am trying to be nice. you can't do that. >> he's such a hot mess, and he's talking to me about what i look like. take a look at him. it's kind of funny, right? i don't care about any of that stuff. i have known him for 22 years, is i am so in his head. what is he doing talking about me? it's because i am in second place in new hampshire. that's why he's talking about me. trump is very easy to understand, okay, and w

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craig robertson had been under investigation for allegedly making online threats against u.s. president biden who was set to be in the state of utah on wednesday. now, i'll read you one of the alleged online posts from the suspect. he wrote i hear biden is coming to utah. digging out my old gilly suit and cleaning the dust off the m-24 sniper rifle. that post obviously very concerning to the u.s. secret service as well as the fbi. a lawsuit source tells me that as fbi tactical agents tried to arrest the suspect, they were giving him commands when the suspect pointed a gun at the agents. one fbi agent opening fire fatally shooting the suspect. the entire investigation began back in march when a social media company contacted the fbi regarding concerning material that they were seeing on their platform allegedly tied to this suspect. one particular threat was against the manhattan district attorney alvin bragg. allegedly writing heading to new york to fulfill my dreamf eradicating another george soros two bit political hack d.a. i'll be waiting in the courthouse parking garage w

the shooting came on wednesday morning as the fbi attempted to serve the man, craig robertson, an arrest and search warrant. robertson had posted numerous online threats targeting biden and other officials. he recently wrote that he was cleaning the dust off his m24 sniper rifle after learning biden would be in utah today. he was killed in utah. cnn is reporting the former head of the u.s. coast guard covered up the results of an explosive investigation into decades of rape and sexual assault at the coast guards' prestigious academy. four years ago, commandant karl schultz and his deputy admiral charles ray suppressed the report as investigators were set to brief lawmakers and the homeland security department on its findings. the current head of the postcard -- coast guard linda fagan had acknowledged she had become aware of the report and its cover-up but has vowed to tackle sexual assault at the agency. she has also apologized to survivors. propublica has revealed new details about how conservative billionaires have showered supreme court justice clarence thomas with luxury items for d

and we saw all of that, by the way, with craig robertson and utah.me the weapon he would use, the location where he would be, the target he would target and of course the time of when he would do it. similar, we saw time and place for the texas moment as well. that makes the difference. you don't need to check all people just, by the way, it's simply enough to say i'm going to cut you. it's about a specific as you can get. did the fbi investigated simply has to start with approaching members and asking what's going on? if they get a bad vibe, very given to the prosecutor. >> frank, these are unprecedented times but they're scary. or talk about real people, real families, folks are going to work every day trying to do their jobs and being threatened. and this is just not something anyone should take lightly. we really appreciate you for breaking it down for us tonight. frank figliuzzi, thank you. >> sure. >> coming up, we finally know which republicans will be taking the stage in tomorrow night's debate. basil smike and shermichael singleton are here

the man identified as craig robertson, was facing three threats against the president. according to prosecutors, in one of those threats, robertson wrote, i hear biden's coming to utah. digging out my old guilty suit and cleaning the dust off the m sniper rifle. welcome to t chief. the gilley suit is a reference to this. camouflage all fit, that he posted to a social sandal. another threat dirted at fbi agents to my friend and the federal bureau of idiots. i know you're reading this and you have no idea how close your agents came to violence the rotation. so uncovered, a post showing off robertson's arsenal where he wrote, just getting ready for the 2024 election cycle. all right, taking a look at all of, that let's turn right now to darryll johnson. former homeland security or -- who also, is the author of hate plan. also with me as brian jacobs of the former federal prosecutor. i'm going to start with, you thank you gentlemen both for being here. this is a violent threat against the president of the united states and it's just so this we have seen in the heightened en

a sealed criminal complaint shows that craig robertson was under investigation for making threats againstby him to return with a warrant. the complaint also shows online posts suggesting robertson intended to kill mr biden, with the suspect allegedly off his m24 sniper." this was ahead of the president's visit to utah. i want to bring back our panel. 0bviously i want to bring back our panel. obviously not a story we were expecting to come across at all but very troubling. bud expecting to come across at all but very troubling-— very troubling. and it 'ust goes to show ou very troubling. and it 'ust goes to show you that h very troubling. and it 'ust goes to show you that we _ very troubling. and it just goes to show you that we have _ very troubling. and it just goes to show you that we have these - very troubling. and it just goes to - show you that we have these ongoing threats but it also shows you the excellence of the secret service and law enforcement to track these things very carefully. 0bviously law enforcement to track these things very carefully. obviously the president's secur

this is an individual by the name of craig robertson.en under fbi surveillance for quite some time, but finally after this last thread where he talked abo biden coming to utah, that he was going to be digging out his guille suit and dusting off his m-24 sniper that they finally decided that they needed to move in to arrest him. they went to his home this morning at 6:00 a.m. when they encountered him and that is when they shot ask killed him. i am told he was armed with a handgun at the time, but this threat was so serious, certainly for the fbi this morning as the president was getting ready to go to utah. fbi s.w.a.t. members and agents were suiting up to go and take him off the street. this man has made other threats according to the fbi. he made threats against fbi agens who visited him back in march after they learned of online postings that he had previously made. they went to his home to talk to him and just days after this in march, he's poing threats against the fbi. helso posted other threats saying he was getting ready for the

the scene, just hours before president biden's visit to utah, fbi agents approached a man named craig robertson robertson, court documents say, had made violent threats against the president and other democratic politicians. a law enforcement source tells cnn when fbi s.w.a.t. agents gave commands to robertson he point ed a gun at them and was then shot and killed. in court documents prosecutors say in one social media post, robertson said, quote, i hear biden is coming to utah. digging out my old gilly suit, which is a camouflage suit for snipers and cleaning the dust off the m-24 sniper rifle. but if robertson was just spouting off and he hadn't acted on any threats, why go in with force? >> his comments about the president arriving in his area, preparing to take out his sniper rifle and engage in some sort of violence directed at the president of the united states. that is clearly beyond the pale. those are actionable threats and that's what brought the fbi to his door. >> reporter: documents say robertson had also made threats towards prosecutors who have brought cases against former presid

law enforcement source tells cnn that the agents were trying to arrest the man identified as craig robertson and we're giving him commands when he pointed a gun at them. he was facing three federal charges related to the alleged threats. authorities say he also posted threats online against vice president kamala harris and other democratic politicians. as well as prosecutors who had brought charges against former president donald trump. the incident happened just hours before president biden's trip to utah wednesday evening. and prosecutors in ecuador say that six people are now under arrest following the assassination of the presidential candidate. officials said earlier that the suspected gunman died in police custody after exchanging fire with officers. presidential candidate fernando via acentria was gunned down on wednesday at a campaign event his sister says that she holds the national government and interior ministry responsible asking where is the security. did have police protection, the killing appears to be caught on video. and we do want to warn you that the video is disturbing.