Man who threatened Biden shot in Utah

A Utah man who had made threats to President Biden was shot and killed during an FBI raid.

The threat: Craig Deleeuw Robertson was under investigation for making threats to President Joe Biden and New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg.
* Robertson had planned to prepare his camouflage and sniper rifle for Biden’s upcoming visit to Utah and had also allegedly threatened to assassinate Bragg in a parking garage.

FBI’s response: The FBI confirmed that they engaged in a shooting incident in Provo, Utah, while on a mission to execute arrest and search warrants.
* The shooting incident is currently under review by the FBI’s Inspection Division.

Also: The charging documents disclosed that Robertson had mentioned several other political figures including New York Attorney General Letitia James, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and California Governor Gavin Newsom.

White House involvement: Although the White House confirmed that President Biden was briefed on the matter, they referred further queries to the FBI.

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