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...Prosecutors dropped charges against a man who was accused of threatening to kill in an online skit, saying that the video appeared to be "More of a rant by an idiot" than a threat to the president.
...Lump criticized Trump for ordering the strike, according to charging documents, the newspaper reported.
...A federal criminal complaint was filed days later that accused Lump of breaking the law by threatening the president.
...Florida Assistant State Attorney Ted Daus said in the state's memo explaining why they were no longer pursuing their charges that Assistant Attorney for the U.S. government Scott Strauss emailed the state to inform them they were no longer moving forward with their charges on Jan. 24.
...Lance Garrett, Lump's attorney, said that "It was so clearly tongue-in-cheek, and while it might have been juvenile and foolish, there clearly was no crime committed, and Mr. Lump did not deserve to spend over a month in jail for it."
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