Rep. Jim Banks was left threatening messages.
Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 12, 2018.The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana declined to prosecute a man who threatened to kill an Indiana congressman and his family, according to a letter obtained by ABC News. was left threatening messages by Aaron Thompson, who was later sentenced to two years in prison by the local district attorney in Indiana, but the new letter raises questions about why the U.S.
“Three daughters. Hey, hey, hey, three bullets hey, hey, hey one wife yay. Oh yeah, yeah, we'll give her two bullets.." Thompson said in one threatening voicemail, according to the letter. FBI agents visited the Congressman’s house and "admitted he had threatened me and my family with violence because he disagreed with my political beliefs," according to the letter written by Banks and sent toMORE: Judge grants request from families of Ethiopian Air Boeing 737 MAX crash victims to share confidential docs with DOJ
"When Capitol Police referred the criminal case against Aaron Thompson to the U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Indiana, they declined to prosecute despite clear evidence that Thompson violated federal law," Banks wrote.Garland, according to Banks, has made it a priority to prosecute threats to members of Congress and Banks asked why the DOJ didn't pursue prosecution in his situation when similar threats made against California Rep. Eric Swalwell were prosecuted..
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