Pardoned Jan 6 defendant charged with threatening to assassinate DC federal judges

Cleveland Meredith, a Georgia man previously convicted for the Jan 6, 2021, Capitol attack and later pardoned by President Trump, has been arrested. He is charged with threatening federal judges in Washington, D.C., with execution. According to an FBI affidavit, Meredith allegedly posted these threats on Facebook on April 23. He is accused of threatening violence against district public officials across state lines, specifically targeting federal judges associated with the Jan 6 cases.