Another glaring example of the two-tiered justice system emerged last week, when a woman who openly threatened to assassinate President Donald Trump was quietly released back onto the streets of New York City by an Obama-appointed federal judge.
Nathalie Rose Jones, a 50-year-old Manhattan resident, was arrested earlier this month after a string of violent and deranged social media posts in which she detailed how she would kill Trump in graphic fashion. In one Facebook rant, Jones wrote that she was willing to “sacrificially kill this POTUS by disemboweling him and cutting out his trachea” alongside “Liz Cheney and all The Affirmation present.”
If that wasn’t disturbing enough, she continued her tirade by demanding that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrange Trump’s “arrest and removal ceremony” at the White House. When interviewed by the Secret Service on August 15, Jones chillingly admitted she would follow through on her threats if given the opportunity — even specifying that she planned to use a bladed weapon.
For most Americans, such brazen threats against a sitting president would lead to immediate and serious consequences. In fact, just days earlier, Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya denied Jones bail over the severity of the threats. Yet on August 27, Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg — a Barack Obama appointee — overruled that decision and granted Jones release under electronic monitoring, ordering her to see a psychiatrist.
The decision has sparked outrage among conservatives who see it as yet another example of the justice system bending over backwards to shield violent leftists, while weaponizing the courts against Trump supporters for far less. Many note the contrast with how January 6 defendants — some of whom committed no violent acts — have been rotting in pretrial detention for years.
Court filings revealed that friends of Jones told Judge Boasberg she had a history of schizophrenia, but had never acted violently in the past. That defense apparently carried more weight with the Obama-appointed judge than Jones’ repeated and explicit assassination threats, all of which were directed squarely at President Trump.
Contrast Boasberg’s leniency with the tough words from newly-appointed DC U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who vowed earlier this month that threats to kill the president would be prosecuted “swiftly and unwaveringly.” Pirro, a former Fox News host, declared, “Threatening the life of the President is one of the most serious crimes. Make no mistake — justice will be served.”
But what “justice” looks like under Democrat-appointed judges seems to be a very different story. Jones, despite her graphic posts and her own admissions to law enforcement, is now sitting at home in New York rather than in a jail cell awaiting trial on felony charges.
For millions of Americans, the message is clear: left-wing extremists who threaten the life of President Trump are given sympathy, excuses, and psychiatric evaluations. But Trump supporters waving a flag on the wrong lawn can expect to have the full weight of the government crash down on them.
Jones’ trial is still pending. Whether justice will truly be served, or whether this case will become yet another example of political double standards in Biden’s America, remains to be seen.
