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Woman sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for trying to mail Trump ricin (www.axios.com)
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A woman who mailed then-President Trump a threatening letter that contained ricin weeks before the 2020 election was sentenced to 262 months in prison on Thursday, the Department of Justice announced.

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[–] timdesuyo@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

Is that the going rate for attempting to kill an important member of the executive branch? Because I know a guy who tried to get the vice president hanged.