Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has frequently found herself on the receiving end of harsh attacks from Democrats.

However, the Trump cabinet member faced a different type of attack this month when an armed man threatened to murder her. 

Raid turns up firearm, threatening social media post

According to the Daily Caller, federal agents uncovered a firearm when they raided the home of 25-year-old Georgia resident Aliakbar Mohammad Amin.

What's more, Amin's social media account was found to include an "image of a firearm pointed at a photograph of DNI Gabbard and her husband."

Today, #FBI Atlanta arrested 25 year old, Aliakbar Mohammed Amin of Lilburn, GA for threatening communications against @DNIGabbard, @Potus, & @WhiteHouse. Bottom line, the FBI does not tolerate threats and will hold offenders fully accountable. pic.twitter.com/la5doFNMbU

— FBI Atlanta (@FBIAtlanta) April 12, 2025

As the Daily Caller noted, a press release put out by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday accused Amin of sending a series of threatening text messages.

The messages were allegedly sent between March 29 and April 1 and are said to have targeted the director of national intelligence along with her husband.

"The FBI sees all threatening communications as a serious federal offense"

One message warned that Gabbard was "going to die soon" while another declared, "I will personally do the job if necessary."

A third message stated, "The home you two own . . . is a legitimate target and will be hit at a time and place of our choosing." What's more, other texts threatened that "America will burn."

Last week's raid on Amin's Lilburn, Georgia home was overseen by Paul Brown, who serves as special agent in charge of FBI Atlanta.

"The FBI sees all threatening communications as a serious federal offense," Brown said in the DOJ's press release. "We will employ every investigative tool and resource available to identify those responsible and ensure they are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

"Let this arrest serve as a clear warning: if you engage in this kind of criminal behavior, you will be caught and you will go to prison," Brown pledged.

Interim U.S. attorney: Violent crimes "cannot be excused as political discourse"

The press release also included a statement issued by Richard S. Moultrie Jr., who is interim U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.

Moultrie made clear that "[t]hreatening to harm public officials is a criminal act that cannot be excused as political discourse."

"Our Office, in coordination with our law enforcement partners, will vigorously prosecute individuals who commit these acts of violence," the interim U.S. attorney further added.