Tense moment FBI visits home of New Hampshire Libertarian who said anyone who murders Kamala Harris would be 'an American hero'

A polarizing political activist has taken to social media to reveal how the FBI visited him at his New Hampshire home after he wrote a post saying: 'Anyone who murders Kamala Harris would be an American hero.'

Jeremy Kauffman, 40, published the now-deleted post to the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's (LPNH) X account Sunday at 3am.

Follow-up posts added that 'The point of the second amendment is to shoot and kill tyrannous politicians,' and that 'Encouraging politicians to be shot is legal under the first amendment. It's part of what makes this country great.'

All of the posts have since been deleted. 

Kauffman then posted a video to his personal X account showing FBI agents visiting his home.

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'I'm Agent O'Donnell with the FBI,' one of the plain-clothes agents is heard saying after being asked to identify himself.

'Is that sufficient identification? Is there only one Agent O'Donnell in the FBI?' Kauffman replies.

'In New Hampshire, yes,' the agent responds.

'Your full name, sir? Kauffman again asks.

'Can you please stop recording?' the agent asks.

'No,' replies Kauffman, before reminding the men of his 'First Amendment right'.

'What's your name, sir?' he goes on to ask the other agent.

'Can you stop recording?' the second agent asks, ignoring Kauffman's request.

'Absolutely not,' the activist shoots back. 'I'm going to go back inside my house.'

At one point, the agent who identified himself as O'Donnell tells Kauffman: 'All I want to do is talk to you about a post that was made, and if you happened to be the one who made it.'

Kauffman responds by asking them more about the reason for their visit and their salaries, and accuses them of 'burning a couple of hundred of dollars an hour just by being here.'

Eventually, the agents leave.

Kauffman, known for his Libertarian views and outspoken criticism of the US government, captioned the clip: 'The FBI visited my house today for free speech acts they knew were not crimes. 

'You can see the shame on their faces. 

This is the Democratic regime manifest.'

The 'American hero' post he took credit for was met with outrage just hours before the encounter, with politicians on both sides of the aisle and observers condemning it.

A spokesperson for the Secret Service said in an email that the agency 'is aware of the social media post made by the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire,' and that 'the Secret Service investigates all threats related to our protectees.'

The New Hampshire Department of Safety, which includes the state police, and the New Hampshire Attorney General's office also said their respective agencies were working with federal officials in looking into the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's posts. 

The party proceeded to delete the initial post from its account Sunday morning, while releasing a statement that said it was only doing so begrudgingly. 

'It's a shame that even on a "free speech" website that libertarians cannot speak freely,' a message on the account read, referencing X's terms of service.

'Libertarians are truly the most oppressed minority.' 

Leaders like State Republican Chairman Chris Ager criticized the post as well, with the New Hampshire politician writing: 'There is no room for this type of dialogue. Period'

Raymond Buckley, chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, called the post 'disgusting, dangerous and wrong.'

Kauffman is the cofounder and CEO of LBRY, a blockchain file-sharing system, and also advocated on the Free State Project, a nonprofit centered around the idea of bringing Libertarians to New Hampshire to make the state a domestic stronghold.

He had a failed bid for the New Hampshire Senate in 2022 as a Libertarian, and in an interview that year with New Hampshire Public Radio, he detailed how he wants a government with 'less democracy.'

'I don't want these people in California and New York voting on my life in New Hampshire. And I'm an open Free Stater,' he told the interviewer.

'I believe [New Hampshire is] the most libertarian place in the country,' he added.

'And I want to be able to live with people who share my values. And it's okay if we disagree, but, you know, people should be able to live.'

In 2018, he joined the nonprofit's board of directors. In September of last year, he was removed for racially insensitive posts online.

In 2021, he took over the LPNH X account, which added in its statement Monday: 'We would never advocate for the assassination of a tyrannical President. That's illegal

'We were merely acknowledging how some members would react to one.' 

The incident came after the second failed attention on Donald Trump at his golf course in Palm Springs, where a suspect, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, was arrested.