Two individuals in Washington, DC escape indictment after facing accusations of plotting to assassinate former President Trump
In a series of unexpected developments, two individuals accused of threatening the life of President Donald Trump have had their cases dismissed by grand juries in Washington, D.C. The dismissals have sparked criticism from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who is leading a mission to stop crime in the nation's capital under President Trump.
Nathalie Rose Jones, who was arrested last month, was accused of posting online threats to assassinate Trump and repeating those threats to Secret Service agents. In a separate incident, Edward Alexander Dana allegedly threatened to kill President Trump while being arrested on unrelated charges of vandalism in Northwest D.C.
Defense attorney Elizabeth Mullin expressed surprise over the dismissal of Edward Alexander Dana's case, stating it was unusual in her 20 years of practice. Pirro, whose office pushed for the indictment, criticized the jury's refusal to indict Jones, stating that it was evidence of a politicized jury and a broken system.
Pirro further expressed concern that residents of Washington, D.C. are increasingly unwilling to indict due to being "so used to crime." She stated that the decisions not to indict Jones and Dana are a sign that the system is collapsing from within.
In response to the grand jury's refusal to indict Jones in 2025, Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey denied a request by prosecutors to keep the grand jury's decision regarding Dana's case sealed, ordering its disclosure to Dana's attorney. The grand jury in D.C. that declined to indict Jones was composed of citizens of D.C.; they were not individually elected but summoned through the civic jury system to review the Justice Department's case against her.
Edward Alexander Dana, in his statement to police, admitted making a threat to kill President Donald Trump while intoxicated and described himself as a descendant of the Huguenots. Nathalie Rose Jones was released under GPS monitoring on Aug. 27, 2025.
Emma Bussey, a breaking news writer for our website Digital, brings you this report. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team.
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