Jury clears Virginia man charged with soliciting assassination of President Trump

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7. In other news, here is someone who's threats ...

.... were not deemed protected speech:

Judge says prosecutors who were placed on leave ‘did a truly excellent job’ - Two federal prosecutors were placed on leave hours after describing Jan. 6 as an attack by “a mob of rioters.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/30/sentencing-memo-january-6-attack-00631013

Taranto .... triggered a massive police response and partial evacuation of D.C.’s Kalorama neighborhood by posting a rambling livestream where he suggested he was driving through the area in a van fitted with explosives and capable of driving itself.

At a bench trial in May, Nichols found Taranto guilty on the hoax and firearm-related charges, rejecting defense arguments that his online diatribes were protected First Amendment speech.