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by bellerocky 4314 days ago
Yes, http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/obama-twitter-death-thre...

Just google "Secret Service twitter" or follow the @SecretService at https://twitter.com/SecretService They're not shy about this. It's probably illegal to threaten anyone's life or really any kind of violence on Twitter, not just politicians. I doubt threats of violence are protected speech.