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A 32-year-old man in Pennsylvania is accused of threatening to kill President Donald Trump and other federal government officials, including billionaire Elon Musk and agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A grand jury in Butler County on Thursday returned true bills indicting Shawn Monper on four counts of making threats against federal officials and federal law enforcement officers, the Justice Department announced.
According to the indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the FBI National Threat Operations Section on April 8, 2025, was notified about threats posted to YouTube by a user named “Mr Satan.” The user, who authorities later identified as Monper, allegedly made multiple threats against federal officials between Jan. 15 and April 5, 2025.
Authorities said that five days after Trump’s Jan. 20, 2025, inauguration, Monper applied for a concealed carry permit, which he obtained on Jan. 28.
The threats began shortly thereafter, according to court documents.
On Feb. 10, investigators said that Monper, under the name Dr Satan, commented on a YouTube video, writing, “If Trump isn’t removed immediately, we will see another civil war.” He followed that on Feb. 26 by allegedly posting another comment:
Monper on March 1 posted to YouTube, “I bought a gun. Ready to kill nazis,” per the indictment. One week later, he allegedly purchased another handgun, followed by a third on March 16.
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According to the indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the FBI National Threat Operations Section on April 8, 2025, was notified about threats posted to YouTube by a user named “Mr Satan.” The user, who authorities later identified as Monper, allegedly made multiple threats against federal officials between Jan. 15 and April 5, 2025.
Authorities said that five days after Trump’s Jan. 20, 2025, inauguration, Monper applied for a concealed carry permit, which he obtained on Jan. 28.
The threats began shortly thereafter, according to court documents.
On Feb. 10, investigators said that Monper, under the name Dr Satan, commented on a YouTube video, writing, “If Trump isn’t removed immediately, we will see another civil war.” He followed that on Feb. 26 by allegedly posting another comment:
In between the posting of the two comments, Monper is said to have purchased a 9 mm handgun.
Monper on March 1 posted to YouTube, “I bought a gun. Ready to kill nazis,” per the indictment. One week later, he allegedly purchased another handgun, followed by a third on March 16.
Man threatened to kill Trump in multiple YouTube comments under name 'Mr Satan': Indictment
Shawn Monper was indicted in Pennsylvania for allegedly threatening to assassinate Donald Trump and other federal officials via YouTube comments.
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