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Justice Dept. Task Force Makes First Indictment over Threatening Election Officials

HeadlineJan 24, 2022

In related news, the Justice Department charged a man Friday with publicly calling for the killing of Georgia election officials one day before the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Chad Christopher Stark of Texas called on “Georgia Patriots” to “put a bullet” in one official. Stark is the first person to be charged under the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force, which was created last June.

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