Man charged for threatening US judge in Florida district that heard Trump case

FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and Judge gavel are seen in this illustration taken, August 6, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man from Illinois has been charged with making violent threats against a federal judge in the Florida district that has handled Donald Trump's classified documents case, according to an indictment made public on Thursday.

Eric James Rennert, 65, is facing five federal charges in the indictment which accuses him of communicating interstate threats and threatening to assault, kidnap and murder a federal judge.