West Virginia man pleads guilty to making violent threats against Trump, ICE

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Former FBI Special Agent Nicole Parker discusses multiple assassination attempts on President Donald Trump and Seattle residents erecting homemade barricades to protect themselves from gun violence on 'Varney & Co.' A man admitted to issuing threats against President Donald Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, according to an announcement issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of West Virginia. An indictment earlier this year had alleged that Cody Lee Smith threatened to rape and kill President Trump, and threatened to murder Trump supporters and ICE agents. He is facing "up to 5 years for the presidential threat charge and faces up to 10 years in federal prison for the threats against ICE," the Thursday news release announced. WEST VIRGINIA MAN ALLEGEDLY THREATENED TO KILL TRUMP SUPPORTERS, ICE AGE