{"id":2449540,"date":"2025-06-19T19:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-military-officer-accused-of-threatening-to-kill-trump-released-from-jail-on-federal-judges-orders\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T19:58:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:58:57","slug":"ex-military-officer-accused-of-threatening-to-kill-trump-released-from-jail-on-federal-judges-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-military-officer-accused-of-threatening-to-kill-trump-released-from-jail-on-federal-judges-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Military Officer Accused of Threatening to Kill Trump Released from Jail on Federal Judge\u2019s Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-military-officer-accused-of-threatening-to-kill-trump-released-from-jail-on-federal-judges-orders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2449540&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A former Coast Guard officer, Peter Stinson, who faced charges for threatening President Donald Trump, has been released from jail by a Virginia judge. Stinson, who served for 33 years and worked as a FEMA instructor, had been the subject of an FBI affidavit detailing threats made against trump, including troubling comments made on social media since 2020. Stinson&#8217;s defense argued that his remarks were politically protected speech, while prosecutors highlighted his military background, claiming that his statements constituted serious threats.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/be-a-real-ho-child-protective-services-employee-fired-after-telling-hungry-teenage-girl-to-prostitute-herself\/\" title=\"\u2018Be A Real Ho\u2019: Child Protective Services Employee Fired After Telling Hungry Teenage Girl To Prostitute Herself\">recent court hearing<\/a>, Judge Ivan Davis decided that GPS monitoring would suffice for Stinson&#8217;s release, contingent upon the absence of firearms from his home.Davis noted that the evidence against Stinson did not strongly favor a conviction. Prosecutors were given until a specified date to support their charges, while Stinson&#8217;s lawyers pointed out that he had publicly expressed doubts about his capacity to carry out any assassination. The case has raised discussions about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political speech versus genuine threats<\/a> in the context of social media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A former Coast Guard officer who was charged with threatening President Donald Trump has been freed from jail by a Virginia judge.<\/p>\n<p>A 19-page FBI affidavit said that Peter Stinson of Virginia, who left the Coast Guard in 2021 after 33 years and was a Federal Emergency Management Agency instructor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-military-officer-and-fema-official-charged-with-gruesome-threats-against-trump\/\" title=\"Former Military Officer and FEMA Official Charged with Gruesome ... Against ...\">issued repeated threats aimed<\/a> at Trump, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/former-coast-guard-officer-charged-with-threatening-to-kill-president-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stinson actively made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-military-officer-fema-official-charged-gruesome-threats-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-Trump posts<\/a> beginning in 2020 and last week posted, &ldquo;When he dies, the party is going to be yuge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Stinson was charged with making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-fires-back-disgraceful-jim-acosta-takes-sick-shot-trumps-deceased-ex-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threats<\/a> against the president. On Monday afternoon, he was ordered to be held pending a hearing on the charges against him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE: Self described Antifa and trained sharpshooter who was charged for threatening Trump has been released from prison by Federal Magistrate Judge Ivan Davis. &ndash; DailyMail <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iUbtTtrv2w\">https:\/\/t.co\/iUbtTtrv2w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1935491609291788674?\">June 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); 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Davis said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;ARRESTED&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>Former Coast Guard lieutenant Peter Stinson was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The former sharpshooter and FEMA instructor allegedly made numerous online threats, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>He allegedly made 86 47 references and said The&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/luDBWcqmMA\">pic.twitter.com\/luDBWcqmMA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreannaMorello\/status\/1935018555784724905?\">June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Davis is a graduate of the Howard University School of Law and has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proud-boys-leader-enrique-tarrio-ordered-freed-without-bail-banned-from-d-c-until-june-court-date\/\" title=\"Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Ordered Freed Without Bail; Banned From D.C. Until June Court Date\">magistrate judge<\/a> in the Eastern District of Virginia since 2008.<\/p>\n<p>He gave prosecutors until Wednesday to file documents supporting the charge against Stinson.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.vaed.576170\/gov.uscourts.vaed.576170.2.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charging documents<\/a> against Stinson noted that he has been posting anti-Trump comments on social media for years.<\/p>\n<p>On April 1, 2020, the document said that in response to a post that read, &ldquo;You see Trump drowning, what are you throwing him?&rdquo; Stinson posted, &ldquo;This morning I feel like I would hit him in the head with an oar&rdquo; and also wrote, &ldquo;He wants us dead. I can say the same thing about him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Later that month he also wrote, &ldquo;Would someone just pull the proverbial trigger, please&rdquo; and later posted, &ldquo;I would do it. I would take the fall to save America. Too bad I don&rsquo;t have the operational skills to pull it off. I am willing to serve in a support capacity for someone else with the skills to take care of things.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The documents noted that posts continued through 2025, with this from Jan. 28: &ldquo;Somebody needs to do it. Somebody with the skills to do it right. Somebody with the experience. Somebody with the right tools. Somebody needs to get it done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The documents said that on Jan. 29, Stinson posted, &ldquo;Poison maybe. But you got to get real close.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two days later, he elaborated, writing, &ldquo;Poison. That might be the only solution at this point. Take out 1 and 2. Got to get close to disperse. Need a plan. 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According to a 19-page FBI affidavit, Stinson, who served in the Coast Guard for 33 years before retiring in 2021 and worked as a Federal Emergency Management Agency instructor, made multiple threats against Trump. He began posting anti-Trump messages in 2020 and recently stated that &#8220;When he dies, the party is going to be yuge.&#8221; Although prosecutors argued that his comments constituted threats of violence against the president, Stinson&#8217;s public defender claimed they were protected political speech. The judge decided that GPS monitoring would suffice for now and allowed Stinson to return home once it was confirmed there were no firearms on his property<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2449541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stinson.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[57515,33791,53453,4133,35109],"class_list":["post-2449540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ex-military","tag-federal-judge","tag-jail-release","tag-news","tag-trump-threat"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stinson.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2449540"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2449544,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449540\/revisions\/2449544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2449541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2449540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2449540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2449540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}