FBI Investigating Twitter Threats Against Ted Cruz
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On Twitter, however, Gilmore's anger may have crossed a line. The FBI confirmed Saturday it's working with Capitol Police to investigate threats the grandfather and New Jersey native allegedly made against Cruz on the social media platform, ABC News reported.
"Take down Ted Cruz, at his home," Gilmore allegedly wrote on Twitter, where he went by the handle @ArmyVet54. "What goes around comes around CRUZ!!"
That call to action was a made a little more real when he posted Cruz's supposed home address, repeatedly. Gilmore's account has since been deleted.
The FBI told ABC News it has already interviewed Gilmore, but didn't reveal if his posts on Twitter indicated a credible threat against Cruz.
According to Gilmore's LinkedIn, he currently lives in Winter Park, Fla., and he's worked in the Department of Corrections for more than three decades. He also posted a brief biographical sketch:
I speak my mind and I do not back down from anyone you will definitely know where you stand with me as well as where I am coming from,and if that troubles people well guess what I am not going to loose any sleep over it because life is just too short to be playing the games people.Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
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