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本杰明·索思沃思同时还被控网络跟踪以及骚扰特朗普私人律师的家人
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共和党国会议员披露促使联邦调查局实施逮捕的详细死亡威胁
一名男子因扬言要杀害芬恩议员和唐纳德·特朗普总统，被联邦当局逮捕后，众议员兰迪·芬恩接受了福克斯新闻数字频道的采访。
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一名知名LGBT播客主持人、曾主持过基督教真人秀节目的男子周四在洛杉矶被联邦特工逮捕，罪名是涉嫌威胁杀害唐纳德·特朗普总统。
美国加利福尼亚中区联邦检察官第一助理比尔·埃塞利在X平台上宣布，40岁的本杰明·阿扎里亚·索思沃思已被大陪审团起诉，罪名包括网络跟踪、跨州骚扰电话以及威胁杀害特朗普总统。
他表示，索思沃思针对特朗普的一名私人律师的家人发起了一场骚扰活动。
联邦特工于2026年9月3日星期四逮捕本杰明·阿扎里亚·索思沃思，罪名是涉嫌威胁杀害唐纳德·特朗普总统。（美国检察官比尔·埃塞利 供图）
特朗普遭遇的十余年暗杀威胁：从巴特勒枪击事件到最新的高尔夫俱乐部闯入事件
埃塞利称：“索思沃思被指控发布呼吁暗杀特朗普总统的视频，随后通过公布总统私人律师的家庭住址和电话号码，并留下‘正义将降临你家’的威胁语音邮件，对该律师的家人进行骚扰。”
未经当事人同意公开公职人员和名人的个人信息的行为被称为“人肉搜索（doxxing）”，通常目的是骚扰、羞辱或造成伤害。
“威胁美国总统是联邦犯罪行为。我们绝不会容忍美国境内的政治暴力威胁。我的办公室将依法最大限度地起诉任何越过这条红线的人，”这位联邦检察官在X平台的一份声明中写道。
截至发稿时仍在运营的索思沃思个人网站“Holy Menace”上，该播客主持人售卖售价5美元的贴纸，上面印着“杀掉特朗普”的字样。
据《纽约邮报》报道，当时有摄影师在场，索思沃思被特工带走时大喊：“唐纳德·特朗普是恋童癖。这个国家已经堕落了！”
该媒体获取的法庭文件显示，2026年4月7日，索思沃思在其Instagram账号上发布了一段包含一系列针对特朗普威胁的视频。
本杰明·阿扎里亚·索思沃思于2024年3月12日出席在加州好莱坞举办的The Queerties颁奖礼。（切尔西·古列尔米诺/盖蒂图片社 供图）
“我一直直言不讳地呼吁处决唐纳德·特朗普，”他在视频中据称说道，“这个政府是非法的，已经失控。是时候纠正航向了。杀掉唐纳德·特朗普。”
文件还据称包含索思沃思针对总统发表威胁言论的大量其他事例，但这些文件并未公开。
男子因在社交媒体上发布针对克里斯蒂·诺姆、帕姆·邦迪的骇人死亡威胁而被起诉
白宫发言人戴维斯·英格尔对福克斯新闻数字频道表示：“任何参与或支持政治暴力或暗杀文化的人，都必须受到最严厉的谴责。”
“他们还应该立即寻求精神疾病治疗，以治愈他们严重且致残的特朗普仇恨综合征，这种病症扭曲了他们的思想，让他们精神失常。”
2000年代末，索思沃思主持了基督教真人秀《The Remix》，该节目在美国一些最大的基督教电视网播出，包括全国宗教广播电视台。节目内容涵盖基督教音乐人及乐队。
弗拉米·格兰特、本杰明·阿扎里亚·索思沃思、丹尼尔·弗兰泽斯和格蕾丝·鲍德里奇（又名Semler）于2024年3月12日出席在加州好莱坞举办的The Queerties颁奖礼。（切尔西·古列尔米诺/盖蒂图片社 供图）
2008年，索思沃思公开出柜。2010年，他随后作为开场嘉宾参与了同性恋基督教歌手雷·博尔茨的全国巡演。
2020年，他推出了名为《Yass, Jesus!》的播客，该播客被描述为“一个肯定信仰与性取向的跨信仰喜剧播客，认为你不必在同性恋身份和信仰上帝之间做出选择”。他与同样出柜的《贱女孩》演员丹尼尔·弗兰泽斯共同主持该节目。
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Feds bust LGBT podcaster, former Christian reality TV star for alleged threats to kill Trump
September 3, 2026 2:02pm EDT / Fox News
Benjamin Southworth is also charged with cyberstalking and harassing the family of Trump’s personal attorney
By Peter D’Abrosca Fox News
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Rep. Randy Fine spoke with Fox News Digital after a man was arrested by federal authorities for allegedly vowing death on Fine and President Donald Trump.
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A prominent LGBT podcaster who formerly hosted a Christian reality television show was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles Thursday for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump.
Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, was indicted by a grand jury on federal charges for cyberstalking, making harassing interstate calls and threatening to kill President Trump, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli announced on X.
He said that Southworth led a harassment campaign against the family of one of Trump’s personal attorneys.
Federal agents arrest Benjamin Azariah Southworth on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump.(United States Attorney Bill Essayli)
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“Southworth is charged with posting videos calling for President Trump’s assassination, then targeted the family of the President’s personal attorney by publishing their home address and phone numbers, and leaving voicemails threatening ‘justice comes to your door,” Essayli said.
The act of publicly revealing personal information of public officials and celebrities without their consent is known as “doxxing” and is usually done with the intent to harass, shame or cause harm.
“Threats against the President of the United States are federal crimes. We will not tolerate threats of political violence in the United States. My office will prosecute anyone who crosses that line to the fullest extent of the law,” the U.S. attorney wrote in a statement on X.
On Southworth’s website “Holy Menace,” which is still live at time of publication, the podcaster sells $5 stickers that say “Kill Trump.”
While being taken into custody by agents, Southworth yelled, “Donald Trump is a pedophile. The country has fallen!” according to the New York Post, which had a photographer present at the time of his arrest.
Court documents obtained by the publication allegedly state that on April 7, 2026, Southworth posted a video on his Instagram account that contained a series of threats against Trump.
Benjamin Azariah Southworth attends The Queerties on March 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Calif.(Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images)
“I have been vocal in calling for the execution of Donald Trump,” he allegedly said. “This government is illegitimate and out of control. It’s time for course correction. Kill Donald Trump.”
The documents allegedly include a myriad of other examples of Southworth making threatening comments against the president, but the papers are not publicly available.
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“Anyone who engages in or endorses political violence or assassination culture must be condemned in the harshest terms possible,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital.
“They should also immediately seek psychiatric help to treat their severe and debilitating case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has warped their brains and made them sick in the head.”
In the late 2000s, Southworth hosted the Christian reality TV show “The Remix,” which aired on some of the largest Christian networks in the country, including National Religious Broadcasters TV. The show featured Christian musicians and bands.
Flamy Grant, Benjamin Azariah Southworth, Daniel Franzese and Grace Baldridge, aka Semler, attend The Queerties on March 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Calif.(Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images)
In 2008, Southworth came out as gay. He was subsequently the opening act for gay Christian singer Ray Boltz on the singer’s nationwide tour in 2010.
In 2020, he started a podcast called “Yass, Jesus!’ which is described as “an interfaith and sexuality affirming comedy podcast that believes you don’t have to pick between gay and God.” He cohosts the show with “Mean Girls” actor Daniel Franzese, who is also gay.
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Southworth could not be immediately reached for comment.
Peter D’Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.
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