Suzanne Kaye has been officially pardoned by Donald Trump, wiping away the eighteen-month sentence she received for threatening to shoot FBI agents.
Her case began in early 2021 when federal authorities contacted her about a tip that she might have been at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, during the insurrection.
She was supposed to meet with agents on January 31, but instead she recorded videos on social media warning that she would “shoot” any FBI agents who came to her home.
The Department of Justice said the videos were discovered on February 8, and agents arrested Kaye at her Florida home on February 17. Her comments were treated as serious threats, and she was later convicted in federal court.
A White House official told Fox News Digital that Kaye lives with stress-related seizures and suffered one while the jury read its verdict in 2023. The official also noted that Kaye’s comments were tied to political frustration, even though the wording crossed into criminal territory when the threats were made public.
After the pardon became official, U.S. Special Attorney Ed Martin posted a message on Twitter thanking Trump.
Thank you: @POTUS! The Biden DOJ targeted Suzanne Kaye for social media posts—and she was sentenced to 18 months in federal lock up. President Trump is unwinding the damage done by Biden’s DOJ weaponization, so the healing can begin. ⚖️ pic.twitter.com/pIAvZ3V4Ef
— Ed Martin (@EdMartinDOJ) November 15, 2025
In the post, he said the Biden Department of Justice targeted Kaye for her social media comments and noted that she spent eighteen months in federal custody because of what she said online.
Trump’s decision closes the case entirely, leaving Kaye’s record cleared of the conviction that stemmed from her threats toward the FBI.
