FBI Investigating Twitter Threats Against Ted Cruz

Like a lot of Americans, jail chef and Army veteran Troy Gilmore Jr. was pretty angry at Ted Cruz, the Texas senator whose grandstanding faux-filibuster on the Senate floor has been widely blamed for sparking a political crisis that brought the government to a standstill for 17 days.

On Twitter, however, Gilmore's anger may have crossed a line. The FBI confirmed Saturday it's working with Capitol Police to investigate threats the grandfather and New Jersey native allegedly made against Cruz on the social media platform, ABC News reported.

"Take down Ted Cruz, at his home," Gilmore allegedly wrote on Twitter, where he went by the handle @ArmyVet54. "What goes around comes around CRUZ!!" Read more...