Trump attorney Alina Habba was named Trump's counselor to the president for his second administration. (Fox Digital )
Fox News Digital has learned that the victim referred to in the indictment is Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey who previously served as counselor to President Donald Trump.
"[VICTIM] is a c***," Russotto posted. "86 that b****."
He also allegedly posted: "A slow painful death for [VICTIM]. 86 that c***."
Russotto also allegedly posted: "Eliminate [VICTIM]. 86 Traitor. Death penalty for all traitors."
Russotto was charged with transmission of an interstate threat to injure and retaliating against a federal law enforcement officer by threat.
"This is yet another disturbing example of a dangerous copycat inspired by the reckless behavior of former officials, targeting those who serve our country and threatening the very people working to keep America safe," FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital. "Our FBI will not tolerate political violence in any form."
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Comey offered an explanation for the post after he received backlash on social media.
"I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message," the subsequent post from Comey said. "I didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down."
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The president, in a May interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, didn't accept Comey's explanation.
"He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant," Trump told Baier. "If you're the FBI director, and you don't know what that meant, that meant ‘assassination,’ and it says it loud and clear."
Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
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