A Georgia man has been arrested and charged with transmitting threats to kill Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her husband, according to the Department of Justice.
The messages included statements such as, “You and your family are going to die soon,” and, “I will personally do the job if necessary.” Another message read, “The home you two own ... is a legitimate target and will be hit at a time and place of our choosing.”
Paul Brown, special agent in charge of FBI Atlanta, said: “The FBI sees all threatening communications as a serious federal offense. We will employ every investigative tool and resource available to identify those responsible and ensure they are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Investigators say Amin also posted threatening content on social media, including images of firearms pointed at photographs of Gabbard and Williams. One of the images included a visible finger on the trigger.
Other posts included references to violent conflict, anti-American slogans, and symbolic imagery tied to foreign extremist groups such as the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen—a group designated by the United States earlier this year as a terrorist organization.
According to the affidavit filed in the case, Amin contacted Williams via Signal and sent direct messages to Gabbard on X. The messages reportedly included screenshots of propaganda, references to foreign adversaries, and videos related to plane crashes.
In one instance, Amin allegedly wrote: “Prepare to die, you, Tulsi, and everyone you hold dear. America will burn.”
During an April 8 interview with FBI agents, Amin admitted to sending the threats and said he was motivated by frustration over U.S. foreign policy related to Gaza, authorities said. He acknowledged that the photos showing a firearm were taken in his home and involved his own weapon, which he claimed had since been taken by his mother and stored elsewhere, they added.
A firearm was later recovered by agents executing a search warrant at his residence, authorities said.
The criminal complaint reviewed by The Epoch Times did not mention threats to anyone other than Gabbard and her family. The FBI Atlanta Field Office referred The Epoch Times to the Department of Justice or the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, which did not respond to a request for clarification or more information before publication.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Atlanta. It is part of Operation Take Back America, a Department of Justice initiative aimed at combating transnational criminal threats and violent crime.
The Department of Justice emphasized that threats of violence against public officials are taken seriously, regardless of political context.
“Threatening to harm public officials is a criminal act that cannot be excused as political discourse,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Richard S. Moultrie Jr.
