Antifa sharpshooter accused of threatening to kill Trump

Daily Mail​

13 hours ago

A member of the far-left Antifa movement has been arrested for allegedly threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump . Peter Stinson, a former Coast Guard lieutenant and sharpshooter, posted a slew of threats online, according to a 19-page FBI affidavit. He was arrested on Monday. The Virginia resident wrote on May 9, 2025 that Trump needed to be 'Luigied,' referencing Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
He is listed on LinkedIn as a coordinator for the MayDay Movement, which has the goal of impeaching and removing Trump as 47th U.S. president. Investigators claim that Stinson 'self-identified as a member of Antifa,' short for 'anti-fascist.' Stinson also made several references online to '8647,' which government officials recognized as a reference to an Instagram post made by former FBI Director James Comey.
The document written by an FBI counter-terrorism task force officer stated: 'The post by Comey was interpreted in the news media as a violent threat to President Trump and prompted an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Secret Service.' Stinson made 13 posts in reference to Comey's post, including the text '8647,' to the site Bluesky, which is the left-wing social media platform created in response to X.
To '86' means to cancel or get rid of something. Many interpreted Comey's post as a threat against Trump, who was the 45th and now the 47th president. Thomas Matthew Crooks (pictured) shot Trump in the ear in an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. He was taken out by counter snipers – but not before the shooter killed a rally attendee and badly injured two others.
Based on the timing of that attempt on Trump's life and Stinson's social media posts, investigators found that the former Coast Guard officer was referencing the attack when he wrote: 'A missed opportunity will not come around again.' Stinson referenced online on February 6, 2025 that he didn't have the 'necessary skills' to carry out an assassination and claimed that many people and groups were plotting action. He suggested, however, in other posts that he does have those skills.
Stinson received firearms training in the Coast Guard and was awarded ribbons as a sharpshooter with a pistol and rifle. In recent years, federal prosecutors have brought charges against those who have levied threats against Trump and former President Joe Biden, as well as other government officials. If convicted, those charged with threatening a president can face up to five years in prison. Judges can and have given out lighter sentences for those convicted.
In September, another alleged would-be assassin's plot was foiled when a Secret Service agent fired at a barrel sticking out of the bushes at Trump's Palm Beach golf course. Ryan Wesley Routh didn't shoot his firearm before running off when shots were fired in his direction. He was tracked down and arrested shortly after fleeing the scene.
Since the two assassination attempts, other threats have been found – including post-election plots tied to foreign entities. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that two different plots to assassinate Trump's were Iranian-backed. 'These people who chant 'Death to America' tried to assassinate President Trump twice,' Netanyahu told Fox News. 'Do you want these people to have nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them to your cities? Of course not.'
'You just said Iran tried to assassinate President Trump twice. Do you have intel that the assassination attempts on President Trump were directly from Iran?' host Bret Baier pressed the Israeli Prime Minister. 'Through proxies, yes,' he replied. 'Through - through their intel, yes. They want to kill him. Look, he's enemy number one. He's a decisive leader.' It was unclear if Netanyahu was referring to attempts foiled by the FBI in November.