A 47-year-old man in Virginia will spend several years in prison for repeatedly threatening the lives of former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris in a series of vulgar phone calls and messages. U.S. District Judge Thomas T. Cullen on Friday ordered Kevin C. Butler to serve five years in a federal correctional facility, authorities announced.

Following a two-day bench trial, Cullen found Butler guilty on seven counts of knowingly and willfully making threats against the president and successors to the presidency.

"Threats of violence against elected officials affront the political process and the rule of law," acting United States Attorney Robert N. Tracci said in a statement following the sentencing. "This office will seek clear accountability against those who

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