Pro-Trump California Man Who Threatened Brian Stelter, Don Lemon, and Others After Biden’s 2020 Win Is Sentenced to Prison – By Marisa Sarnoff (Law and Crime) / December 20, 2021
The California man who threatened journalists and their family members in the weeks following the 2020 presidential election has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Robert Lemke, 36, sent threatening messages to around 50 victims, including journalists and politicians, according to federal prosecutors.
He chose his targets “because of their statements expressing that then-President Trump had lost the 2020 presidential election,” the Department of Justice said in a press release Monday. He told a family member of one journalist that he and others were “nearby, armed and ready” to take action against them.
Lemke also sent threatening messages on Jan. 6, as supporters of Donald Trump overran the Capitol building in an attempt to stop Congress from counting the Electoral College votes and certifying Joe Biden’s win in the 2020 presidential election.
