{"id":261037,"date":"2026-05-06T19:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261037\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T19:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:44:11","slug":"florida-man-charged-after-posting-online-death-threats-to-pres-trump-rubio-bondi-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261037\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida man charged after posting online death threats to Pres. Trump, Rubio, & Bondi"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Federal prosecutors say a Miami Beach <\/a>man is facing serious charges after allegedly using social media to post repeated death threats against President Donald Trump<\/a> and other top U.S. officials.<\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Southern District of Florida<\/a>, 32-year-old Nathaniel Sanders II appeared in federal court this week following an investigation into posts he allegedly made on X<\/a> and Instagram. Authorities say the posts went up over several months, starting in January and stretching into April.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors allege the threats were aimed at President Trump, Secretary of State, and Acting National Security Advisor Marco Rubio<\/a>, and former Florida Attorney General Pamela Bondi<\/a>. Investigators say the posts included explicit threats to assassinate the officials, prompting concern from federal authorities.<\/p>\n

\"WASHINGTON,<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 08: U.S. President Donald Trump (R), meets with members of his Cabinet during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on July 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump discussed the recent flash flooding tragedy in Texas and other topics during the portion of the meeting that was open for members of the media. Also pictured are Attorney General Pam Bondi (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C). (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

See also: Three PBSO employees accused of beating inmate, orchestrating cover-up at county jail<\/a><\/p>\n

U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Qui\u00f1ones said the case makes clear that threatening public officials crosses a legal line. He emphasized that such statements are not protected speech and can put lives at risk. At the same time, prosecutors noted that Sanders is presumed innocent unless and until the case is proven in court.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Secret Service led the investigation, working alongside the U.S. Capitol Police, the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, and Miami Beach Police. Secret Service officials said threats against the President are taken seriously, no matter where they appear or which platform is used.<\/p>\n

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Sanders is charged with threatening the President of the United States and transmitting threats in interstate commerce. If he is convicted, he could face up to 10 years in federal prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Federal prosecutors say a Miami Beach man is facing serious charges after allegedly using…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260690,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-261037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}