The Capitol Police and FBI are investigating statements attributed to longtime Trump associate Roger Stone, who reportedly said two top Democratic lawmakers and Trump critics “have to die” weeks before the 2020 election. The website Mediaite reports the comments, targeting Eric Swalwell and Jerry Nadler, were made to Stone associate Salvatore Greco, a former New York City policeman, and posted audio of the encounter.

Roger Stone: “Either Swalwell or Nadler has to die before the election. They need to get the message.”

Mediaite reports an unnamed source believed Stone was “not joking around.” Roger Stone has dismissed the reports and the recording as “AI manipulation.”