KEY POINTS
  • A New York City man was arrested for allegedly threatening to kidnap and kill former President Donald Trump if he refused to leave the White House after losing the 2020 election.
  • Thomas Welnicki of Rockaway Beach, Queens, allegedly made the threats to Trump as well as a dozen unidentified members of Congress in several calls to Secret Service offices.
  • "Welnicki bragged about how easy it was for him to acquire a firearm and added, 'I don't want to hurt anyone, but I will stand up to fascism,'" the complaint says.

A New York City man was arrested Monday morning for allegedly threatening to kidnap and kill former President Donald Trump if he refused to leave the White House after losing the 2020 election.

The 71-year-old defendant, Thomas Welnicki of Rockaway Beach, Queens, allegedly made the threats to Trump as well as a dozen unidentified members of Congress in several calls over the past year to Secret Service offices and other law enforcement, a criminal complaint says.