Suspect killed in Utah raid allegedly called himself a "Democrat-eradicator"

. >> IT IS JUST HEARTBREAKING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> THERE IS A VIOLENT CONFRONTATION UTAH. A MAN IS ACCUSED OF MAKING THREATS AGAINST PRESIDENT BIDEN AND WAS SHOT AND KILLED AT HIS HOME YESTERDAY AND THEY WERE TRYING TO SERVE AN ARREST WARRANT AFTER HE THREATENED TO KILL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. JOINING US WITH MORE IS WEIJIA JIANG. LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW HE ENDED UP ON THE RADAR . >> Reporter: HE WAS ON THE RADAR OF THE FBI FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AGENTS VISITED CRAIG ROBERTSON'S HOUSE IN MARCH BECAUSE HE WAS VERY PROLIFIC ABOUT POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT WAS HIS POST ON MONDAY THAT LED LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HIS HOUSE YESTERDAY BUT WE STILL KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT WHAT ACTUALLY SPARKED THE CONFRONTATION AND SHOOTING. WE DO KNOW THAT SPECIAL AGENTS WERE TRYING TO SERVE HIM A WARRANT AS A RESULT OF THE POST AND HE SAID HE COULD NOT WAIT FOR JOE BIDEN TO DIE AND EVEN SAI WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR IN TERMS OF HIS CLOTHING AND SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO DUST OFF HIS SNIPER RIFLE. THOSE WERE VERY ALARMING POSTS THAT LAID THE FBI TO HIS HOME AND THAT IS WHEN THE CONFRONTATION UNFOLDED. WE DO HAVE NEIGHBORS AND WITNESSES WHO TOLD CBS NEWS THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF ARMED MEN. THEY SET ONLY HAVE A WEALTH OF EVIDENCE TO SIFT THROUGH BECAUSE AGAIN THIS SUSPECT, CRAIG ROBERTSON, POSTED A LOT ABOUT HIS HOPES AND INTENTIONS NOT GOING TO KILL PRESIDENT BIDEN BUT SEVERAL OTHER OFFICIALS AND LEADERS , INCLUDING THE VICE PRESIDENT. >> YOU CAN SORT OF UNDERSTAND WHY THE FBI FELT THAT THIS WAS A PRESSING MOMENT. HE MADE A THREAT AGAINST PRESIDENT BIDEN AND PRESIDENT BIDEN IS VISITING HIS DATE BUT THIS SUSPECT HAD A HISTORY OF POSTING THREATS. WHAT MORE DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE BACKGROUND? >> Reporter: THE FBI IS STILL PUTTING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. WE DO KNOW THAT HE ALSO HAS MENTIONED WANTING TO MAKE THREATS AGAINST THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LEADING INVESTIGATIONS, WHETHER THEY ARE CRIMINAL OR CIVIL AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WE KNOW THAT CRAIG ROBERTSON CALLS HIMSELF A MAGA TRUMPER AND IS MADE SPECIFIC THREATS AGAINST OFFICIALS IN NEW YORK CITY WHO ARE WORKING ON CHARGES POTENTIALLY AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP IN ADDITION TO THE ONES THAT HE IS ALREADY FACING. HE ALSO THREATENED ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND . THIS IS A SUPPORT HER OF TRUMP. OF COURSE THE TIMING OF THIS CANNOT BE IGNORED. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ELECTION THAT IS RAMPING UP. THE CLIMATE OF COURSE IS POLARIZING AND TENSE. >> OUT OF CURIOSITY ANY REASON WHY THE FBI WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS? IS IT BECAUSE OF THE FIREARMS? >> I THINK IT IS THE SUBSTANCE OF WHAT HE WAS POSTING. CLEARLY THESE ARE UNITED STATES OFFICIALS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT THEY WERE THE ONES WHO WERE LEADING THE CHURCH YEAR AND TRYING TO SERVE THIS WARRANT

Channel: CBS News

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Keywords: Craig Deleeuw Robertson, utah, republicans, trump, biden

Id: 2DYvRgsiUYw

Length: 4min 15sec (255 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 10 2023