FILE – In this image from video provided by the U.S. Senate, Aileen M. Cannon speaks remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight nomination hearing to be U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on July 29, 2020, in Washington. The federal judge overseeing the Florida classified documents case against Donald Trump is holding a hearing about a potential conflict of interest involving a co-defendant’s lawyer. (U.S. Senate via AP)
A Texas woman who admitted to making death threats against the documents former President Donald Trump is accused of keeping at Mar-a-Lago has been sentenced to federal prison.
Tiffani Gish, a Houston-area resident, was sentenced to 37 months and three years of supervised release, according to the sentencing filing.
As Law&Crime reported, she was accused of one count each of influencing a federal official by threat and interstate communications with a threat to kidnap or injure over voicemails left on U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s court chamber telephone.
According to the complaint, the voicemails were left on Sept. 1, 2022, specifically sent to Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Michael Witkowski but addressed to the Trump-appointed jurist.
Court documents said in the first voicemail message Gish said:
Hi, yes, this message is for Aileen Cannon, this is Evelyn Salt, I’m in charge of nuclear for the United States Government. Again, Donald Trump has been disqualified long ago, and he’s marked for assassination, you’re helping him ma’am. So, here’s what we’re going to do, we’re going to let you disarm f—— live nukes off your coffee table….how about you sit on an electric chair a couple times over…you think you’ve got the magical ability to pop up from the dead…pretending that you’re on the team of justice. Again, I told you he’s disqualified, he’s marked for assassination and so are you, you stupid botch, stand the f— down or get shot…and guess what, I’m also Trump’s hitman, so consider it a bullet to your head from Donald Trump himself…
Evelyn Salt is the name of a character from the 2010 Angelina Jolie movie “Salt,” in which the actress plays a mysterious CIA agent.
In two additional voicemails, she refers to herself as Salt and “a federal f—— agent” who levels a series of expletive-laden additional threats against the southern Florida judge, authorities said.
“My authority exceeds the POTUS, and what you’re trying to pull is obstruction of justice, as this motherf—– is responsible for 9/11,” the second message says. “I’m going to f—— have you shot myself. I’ve already ordered snipers and a bomb to your f—— house.”
In the third message, she threatens to “grab” her “license to kill” and “take [her] ass to f—— Florida,” court documents said.
“I’m going to personally throw a bullet to your f—— head in front of your kids,” the third message goes on, “You stand the f— down.”
On Sept. 3, 2022, Cannon reported the series of threats to the U.S. Marshal Service, according to a detention order that concedes the alleged threats are “very disjointed and bizarre.”
According to the complaint, Gish was identified by Facebook posts in which she allegedly mirrored several key concepts and language of the voicemails and her cellphone number.
The complaint also said the Secret Service was previously “aware of comments and threats” Gish made toward Trump.
During a roughly 45-minute-long interview with federal agents, part of which was conducted from her balcony while agents stood on the street outside, Gish admitted to making the threatening phone calls and was arrested, authorities said.
“Gish is unemployed, has no family or friends who will act as co-surety or third-party custodian,” the detention order notes. “Unfortunately, given her mental problems, Gish has no self-control and is not likely to follow this court’s order. The court believes she will continue making online threats, will not show up for court, and will not follow the supervising officer’s instructions.”
Law&Crime’s Colin Kalmbacher contributed to this report.
