The Southern California sheriff who accused a gunman outside a Donald Trump rally over the weekend of plotting a murder says it’s “strange” that a lawsuit was filed against him so quickly.
Vem Miller, 49, is suing Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco for defamation after he and his deputies publicly claimed they “probably” prevented a third assassination attempt on the former president’s life.
‘It seems strange to me. “Probably the fastest lawsuit filed in history…next business day,” Sheriff Bianco exclusively told DailyMail.com when asked about the legal action.
“You could say it was already prepared and planned,” he added. “It just gets stranger.”
The sheriff speculated that it seems like the whole thing is “set up,” because he doesn’t understand why others don’t see the suspicions surrounding Miller’s actions before the demonstration.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told DailyMail.com that it is “strange” that Vem Miller filed a lawsuit against him so quickly.
Miller did not respond to a request for comment from DailyMail.com about the lawsuit.
The Las Vegas resident went to a Trump rally in Coachella, California, with a shotgun, a loaded handgun and a high-capacity magazine in his car.
He was stopped at a checkpoint on Saturday and arrested by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office when multiple “red flags” emerged, including a fake license plate and multiple identification documents with different variations of his name.
Bianco said during a news conference and in media interviews that his team “probably” prevented a “third assassination attempt” on Trump.
Miller, who says he is a Trump supporter, was released after posting $10,000 bail on two separate firearms charges. He has a hearing date set for early January.
He continues to deny having been at the rally to attack Trump.
‘Let me see if I understand this correctly: A lawsuit was filed the next business day, with all these outlandish accusations and evidence of a guy who had an unregistered car with fake license plates, had multiple IDs under different names, including passports from different countries. , with illegally loaded weapons,” Bianco said.
He then said that this man “tried to enter a rally in favor of a former president who has already suffered two attempts on his life.”
“Given that no one in their right mind thinks what he did was right, this seems increasingly suspicious, as if it was organized as if quite possibly ‘someone’ was seeking attention,” the Sheriff concluded.
Vem Miller (pictured) said he planned to take legal action against the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office after the sheriff said his team “probably” prevented a “third assassination attempt” on Donald Trump when they arrested him.
Sheriff Bianco speaks during Trump’s campaign rally in Coachella, California, on Saturday, October 12.
Miller claims the guns were for protection and that he forgot about California gun laws. He also says he has never fired a gun and is like a “kindergarten kid” when it comes to firearms.
Miller’s lawsuit claims Sheriff Bianco fabricated his allegations to “create a narrative to be seen as a ‘heroic’ sheriff who saved presidential candidate Trump from a third assassination attempt.”
‘Even after being notified by both the United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that they did not believe Miller was a threat and refused to interview him, defendant Bianco continued to make absurd accusations against Miller, holding conferences of the press perpetuating their delusional and false narrative. ,’ adds the lawsuit.
Miller argues in the legal filing that Bianco lied about presenting “fake VIP” credentials to enter Trump’s Coachella rally and insists that “in reality, the Trump 47 campaign provided him with special expedited entry passes directly.”