Rep. Matt Gaetz Matthew (Matt) GaetzTrump faces tricky choice on Supreme Court pick Florida attorney general scrutinizing Bloomberg paying fines for felons to vote Lara Trump campaigns with far-right activist candidate Laura Loomer in Florida MORE (R-Fla.), a vocal critic of the leadership of the Justice Department, hinted that a federal prosecutor is not pressing charges against a caller who threatened to kill him because of his criticism.

“I received word late last week that the U.S. attorney’s office ... had reviewed the information and had deemed these messages, and I’m quoting directly, a ‘non-threat.’ It’s obviously a crime, a federal crime, to make these types of threats against any federal official,” Gaetz told Fox News Tuesday evening.

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“I just wonder, is it the fact that I’ve been a critic of some of the senior officials of the FBI that maybe leads to different treatment for the people who threaten me as opposed to the people who actually get arrested who have threatened Eric Swalwell Eric Michael SwalwellSwalwell calls for creation of presidential crimes commission to investigate Trump when he leaves office 'This already exists': Democrats seize on potential Trump executive order on preexisting conditions Swalwell: Barr has taken Michael Cohen's job as Trump's fixer MORE, Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Democrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise MORE, Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi TlaibTrump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' George Conway: 'Trump is like a practical joke that got out of hand' Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge MORE. Those people actually get arrested, whereas when people threaten conservatives, I hope there’s not a double standard,” he added, referring to three Democratic members of Congress.

The case revolved around a caller who phoned Gaetz’s office threatening to shoot him, citing his support for President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE and saying, “I’m coming after you.”

Gaetz said the decision by the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California to not bring charges could harm representatives’ abilities to serve their districts.

“They’re office made the determination that this was a closed matter, that they would bring no charges, and that we’re just supposed to deal with that,” he said. “When you have to have fidelity to some concern that someone’s going to kill you or kill your family or harm you at a public event, it erodes the representation that every member of Congress should be able to provide their district regardless of their viewpoint.”

The office for the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

Gaetz is a frequent critic of the Justice Department, saying during the 2016 campaign and after Trump was elected that it overstepped its bounds in investigating allegations of coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia in the presidential race.