Illinois man indicted for threatening to murder Trump and other public officials

By 
 November 4, 2025

President Donald Trump is no stranger to violence, facing two separate assassination attempts during the course of last year's campaign.

Last month saw an Illinois man allegedly call for yet another attempt on Trump's life, a move which sent federal agents swarming. 

Indictment points to a series of social media posts

According to Fox News, 57-year-old Trent Schneider was indicted this past Friday in the Northern District of Illinois on one count of making a true threat to injure another person in interstate commerce.

Schneider's indictment was filed in response to a series of violent memes and videos which he is said to have posted on social media.

"People like me have suffered real f---ing crimes from f---ing judges, doctors, lawyers, police. They all should be killed. All of them should be executed for what they’ve done," Schneider was quoted as saying in one video.

"They need to be killed. They need to be executed, ok? They are frauds, ok? I think it’s time. I’ve waited long enough," he allegedly continued.

Defendant allegedly wrote that the president "should be executed"

"I’m going to get some guns. I know where I can get a lot of f---ing guns and I am going to take care of business myself. I’m tired of all you f---ing frauds," Schneider is said to have declared.

"People need to f---ing die and people are going to die. F--- all of you, especially you, Trump. You should be executed," he allegedly added.

Federal prosecutors maintain that Schneider went on to repost the video 20 times over the next several days and often tagged Trump Tower Chicago.

The posts carried a caption which purportedly read, "THIS IS NOT A THREAT!!! … AFTER LOSING EVERYTHING and My House Auction date is 11.04.2025 @realDonaldTrump SHOULD BE EXECUTED!!!"

Schneider was previously arrested for threatening to shoot up a store

Fox News noted how a Florida resident saw Schneider's videos and reported, leading the Secret Service to open an investigation.

Secret Service agents visited Schneider's home on October 22 but he ordered them off his property. More agents returned on Monday and arrested him following a raid.

The cable network pointed out how this is not Schneider's first brush with the law, as he was investigated in 2022 over social media posts targeting public officials.

What's more, he was arrested later that same year in another incident for allegedly threatening to shoot people at a T-Mobile store.

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