A man from far north suburban Winthrop Harbor has been charged in federal court in Chicago with making a series of online threats to President Donald Trump and others, saying in one video posted to social media he could get “a lot of (expletive) guns” and would “take care of business himself.

Trent Schneider, 57, was charged in a criminal complaint unsealed Monday with making threats to injure another person. In several outbursts during his initial court appearance Monday afternoon, Schneider ranted about corrupt doctors, attorneys and judges, suggesting he was targeted for exposing the truth and that “the military is watching everything.”

Schneider also complained about the actions of the SWAT team that arrested him Monday, saying they knocked down a tree and tore up his yard with their

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