{"id":236091,"date":"2021-04-27T00:57:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T21:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/aoc-staffer-testifies-against-man-charged-with-inciting-violence\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T00:57:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T21:57:17","slug":"aoc-staffer-testifies-against-man-charged-with-inciting-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aoc-staffer-testifies-against-man-charged-with-inciting-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"#AOC staffer testifies against man charged with inciting violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#AOC staffer testifies against man charged with inciting violence<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A staffer for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez testified that he feared for her safety following death threats from a Queens man charged with inciting violence against lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Hunt, 37, is accused of calling for violence against the congresswoman, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Charles Schumer in the wake of the Jan. 6 US Capitol riots, according to Brooklyn federal prosecutors. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKill your senators, slaughter them all,\u201d Hunt allegedly titled the 88-second video posted on Jan. 8.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Bonthius, who works out of Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s Jackson Heights office, testified at the trial that he didn\u2019t learn about the threats until after Hunt\u2019s Jan. 19 bust but was still concerned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have had experiences with people who have already been arrested coming back to our office after the arrest and being additionally threatening,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors played video clips of Hunt\u2019s threats Monday in Brooklyn federal court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to show up with our guns, and we need to slaughter these motherf\u2013kers,\u201d he is shown saying. \u201cGet your guns, show up to DC, and literally just spray these motherf\u2013kers. That\u2019s the only option.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Brendan Hunt\" class=\"wp-image-18076830 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/aoc-threats-11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/aoc-threats-11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/aoc-threats-11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/aoc-threats-11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/aoc-threats-11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Daniel Bonthius testified against Brendan Hunt, who allegedly called for violence against several politicians.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hunt\u2019s attorneys have argued that he didn\u2019t pose a serious threat, never attempted to obtain firearms and that his violent rants are protected speech. 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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez testified that he feared for her safety following death threats from a Queens man charged with inciting violence against lawmakers. Brendan Hunt, 37, is accused of calling for violence against the congresswoman, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. 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