A Georgia man has been arrested over a series of texts threatening U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her family, the Department of Justice announced.
Aliakbar Mohammad Amin allegedly sent the menacing messages about Gabbard and her husband, Abraham Williams, between March 29 and April 1, the Justice Department said in a press release on Monday.
“You and your family are going to die soon” the suspect wrote in one text. “I will personally do the job if necessary.”
In a separate message, Amin warned that “Tulsi is living on borrowed time,” adding in another that the home the couple share “is a legitimate target and will be hit at a time and place of our choosing,” federal prosecutors said.
“Prepare to die, you, Tulsi, and everyone you hold dear,” another message reads. “America will burn.”
According to the criminal complaint, Amin used Apple’s iMessage service to contact Williams while he reached out to Gabbard via direct message on X. A search of his account on the social media platform also turned up troubling pictures and posts, “including an image depicting a firearm pointed at a photograph of DNI Gabbard, and a second image of a firearm pointed at a photograph of DNI Gabbard and her husband,” federal prosecutors said.
And in a text sent directly to Williams, per the court documents, Amin said: “Tell your wife to always be on her best behavior and not to disobey Mr. Vladimir Putin’s orders. We are friendly bears [Russian Flag + Bear emoji]. But we can also be angry bears [Russian flag + bear emoji].”
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
During an interview with investigators earlier this month, Amin admitted to sending the messages because he “was frustrated by U.S foreign policy as it related to Gaza,” according to the complaint. He was arrested on Friday
“Let this arrest serve as a clear warning: if you engage in this kind of criminal behavior, you will be caught and you will go to prison,” Paul Brown, the special agent in charge of the FBI in Atlanta, said in the press release.
Gabbard in a post on X expressed her gratitude for the FBI and their speedy work.
“Thank you @FBI, @USMarshalsHQ, and local law enforcement for your service and dedication in apprehending this radicalized, dangerous criminal who repeatedly threatened the lives of me, my family, and @realDonaldTrump,” she wrote. “Thank you for your tireless work every day keeping the American people safe.”
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