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Noem announced an arrest of a 54-year-old man who was living in the U.S. illegally, saying he had written a letter threatening to kill Trump and would then return to Mexico. The story received a flood of media attention and was highlighted by the White House and Trump’s allies.

But investigators actually believe the man may have been framed so that he would get arrested and be deported from the U.S. before he got a chance to testify in a trial as a victim of assault, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The person could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

Law enforcement officials believe the man, Ramon Morales Reyes, never wrote a letter that Noem and her department shared with a message written in light blue ink expressing anger over Trump’s deportations and threatening to shoot him in the head with a rifle at a rally. Noem also shared the letter on X along with a photo of Morales Reyes, and the White House also shared it on its social media accounts. The letter was mailed to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office along with the FBI and other agencies, the person said.

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[–] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago

As part of the investigation, officials had contacted Morales Reyes and asked for a handwriting sample and concluded his handwriting and the threatening letter didn’t match and that the threat was not credible, the person said. It’s not clear why Homeland Security officials still decided to send a release making that claim.

There's no great leap of logic required here. It furthers their narrative that illegal immigrants are an immediate threat to the security of the country when they can point to one and say "See? This guy was plotting to assassinate the president!" It's just like the whole hoax about Hatians eating pets. They knew that wasn't true either. But It plays well with their audience, so they want it circulating in the news cycle as much as possible because it reinforces what those people already believe.

[–] wwb4itcgas@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago

What?! The wannabe Nazi cosplayer lied to us?

[–] IronJess 2 points 6 days ago

It was Elon.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Jfc. The lies just bleed from her lips, 24/7.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago

Well, why not? It seems to be working for them, and there’s zero consequences when they are caught. Which is frequently.

[–] ZephyrXero@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

It probably helps that her lips themselves are literal lies too lol

[–] macaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 1 week ago

Law enforcement conveniently forgetting what it means to file a false police report.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Was it written on Noem’s stationary with little hearts over the i’s

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 15 points 1 week ago

Doesn't matter. Anyone with sense wouldn't believe it, and those without sense have already finished activating their xenophobic fear centers. The lie was successful.

[–] Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Worse is I heard this on a local FM propaganda transmission in Massachusetts. Fuck IHeartRadio fascists lol.

This is why I only listen to local college/radio radio.

[–] ZephyrXero@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Fascism and corporatism go hand in hand

[–] ZephyrXero@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Who? Melania?