“We, the American people, cannot take this lightly… We cannot allow people to get by without being held accountable for this kind of public call to assassinate the president of United States.”
Gabbard stated, underlining the risk of legal loopholes, and the potential need for legislative reforms on political speech liability.
Watters then asked if Comey might be goading the administration in order to portray himself as a political martyr.
Gabbard responded that intent doesn’t excuse the threat.
“There is a guy in Georgia who was issuing threats on my life about a month ago, and he’s in jail. Today,” Gabbard said.
Drawing a direct comparison to legal precedents in criminal threat prosecution, and the handling of such cases in state-level felony courts.
