New York Daily News

Says threat to kill sen. no big deal

- BY JOHN ANNESE

Federal prosecutor­s have charged a Brooklyn man with threatenin­g to “put a bullet” in a U.S. senator because she criticized President Trump on reproducti­ve rights issues — though the suspect declared Wednesday night he doesn’t “think it’s that big” a deal.

Michael Brogan, 51, was so riled up by a video he saw of the senator blasting Trump that he called her D.C. office Dec. 4 and left a rambling, menacing message, prosecutor­s said.

Federal authoritie­s aren’t identifyin­g the lawmaker.

“Not to trivialize it, I wish in retrospect I didn’t do it, but I don’t think it’s that big,” Brogan told The Daily News at his Marine Park home Wednesday night.

“I’m going to put a bullet in ya. When I’m in D.C. and you’re there, I got your f---ing mark, you stupid b---h,” he said, according to a criminal complaint. “You and your constant lambasting of President Trump.”

He continued: “If I saw you, I’d snuff your stupid f---ing a--. I’d put a f---ing bullet in you. You watch your a--.”

U.S. Capitol Police agents tracked the call to Brogan, and Wednesday, agents searched his home. He said he made the call because a video of the senator made him “very angry,” though he didn’t remember what he said, the complaint alleges.

Brogan was released to house arrest on $50,000 bond, and must wear an ankle monitor.

He brushed off comparison­s to MAGA bomber suspect Cesar Sayoc, who’s accused of sending 14 explosive devices to prominent Democrats.

“I would never do that. I would have done it already. I would never do that, I was just blowing off some steam,” he said.

“Honestly, if they didn’t come I probably would have forgotten about the call altogether,” Brogan said. “I reacted the wrong way and I made a call, I shouldn’t have done it. I’m sorry.”

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