Email threats 2015 presidential
During the 2015 presidential election cycle, there were several instances of email threats made against candidates and their staff. Here are a few examples:
- Hillary Clinton: In August 2015, the FBI launched an investigation into a series of threatening emails sent to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. The emails, which were sent to Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta, contained threatening language and were signed with the name "Guillermo Jimenez." The FBI was able to trace the emails back to a man named Guillermo Jimenez, who was arrested and charged with making threats against Clinton.
- Donald Trump: In September 2015, a man named James T. Sears Jr. was arrested and charged with making threatening phone calls to Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Sears, who was a supporter of Trump's rival, Jeb Bush, made several threatening calls to Trump's campaign headquarters, including one call in which he threatened to kill Trump.
- Marco Rubio: In October 2015, a man named Michael Steinberg was arrested and charged with making threatening phone calls to Marco Rubio's presidential campaign. Steinberg, who was a supporter of Rubio's rival, Ted Cruz, made several threatening calls to Rubio's campaign headquarters, including one call in which he threatened to kill Rubio.
- Ben Carson: In November 2015, a man named Robert D. Pickett was arrested and charged with making threatening phone calls to Ben Carson's presidential campaign. Pickett, who was a supporter of Carson's rival, Donald Trump, made several threatening calls to Carson's campaign headquarters, including one call in which he threatened to kill Carson.
It's worth noting that these are just a few examples of email threats made against presidential candidates and their staff during the 2015 election cycle. There were likely many other instances of threatening behavior that did not receive widespread attention.