Grenell says he was "rattled" by sentencing of man convicted of threatening him

Politics Trump special missions envoy Richard Grenell says he was "rattled" by sentencing of man convicted of threatening him By Callie Teitelbaum, Maria Sullivan June 3, 2026 / 3:30 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Ric Grenell, President Trump's special missions envoy and the former president of the Kennedy Center, says he was "rattled" Wednesday at the sentencing hearing of a man convicted of sending a threatening message to him in December.Grenell gave a victim impact statement in court before Scott Allen Bolger, a 33-year-old Virginia man, was sentenced to 15 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Two days before Christmas, Grenell answered a phone call from Bolger, who called Grenell a "coward." Bolger then sent Grenell a text message through a Google Voice account that read, "Step on U Street and get a bullet put between your eyes, loyalist pig skin p****[.]" Grenell said the text message that was the basis of Bolger's conviction "was not a one-time thing." He said he received up to 30 calls that night from an anonymous number. But government lawyers said they were unable to trace the anonymous calls to Bolger. The Google Voice account used by Bolger was registered using a fake email address to evade detection. Once Grenell received a call that displayed a number — when Bolger called him a "coward" — he reported it to the FBI. During his statement, Grenell said that he was accustomed to criticism from both sides as a gay conservative, but that Bolger was "unhinged," and his actions crossed the line.After the hearing, Grenell talked with CBS News about the experience of being in the same courtroom as Bolger.  "I was surprised that you walk over, and you're steps away from the guy who wants to kill you," Grenell said. He also said that he thought the 15-month prison sentence was adequate. Grenell told the court, "I don't want there to be a victim like my friend, Charlie Kirk." He said he forgives...