The Still 4 Hillers here have made it clear in words and actions that
we do not tolerate attacks against Hillary Clinton or theft of her
identity in social media. When an attack as vicious and vile as a
recent rant by radio personality Pete Santilli occurs, however, it goes
beyond Hillary's loyalists to defend her, and we look to the
authorities. Thanks to
TPM (and Bea for finding this) we now know that the Secret Service is aware of Santilli's repugnant and threatening remarks.
The
Secret Service is following up on recent comments by right wing radio
host Pete Santilli, who claimed to want to shoot former Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton in the vagina and see President Obama tried and
shot for treason.
“We are aware of Mr. Santilli’s comments and
will take the appropriate follow up action,” Edwin M. Donovan, a Secret
Service spokesperson, told TPM on Monday. “He certainly has a right to
free speech, but the Secret Service has a right and an obligation to
determine what a person’s intent is when making comments like this.”
He
made the threatening comments the week before last on his eponymous
Internet based radio program. Santilli is a fringe figure who has made
threatening comments on his program in the past. But he’s gained some
quasi-mainstream attention recently with guests like Ted Nugent and Gun Owners of America director Larry Pratt.
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