Chinese citizen arrested again, accused of trespassing at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
Zijie Li, 39, has attempted to enter Mar-a-Lago multiple times over the past few months in an effort to speak with Trump, authorities said
By Louis Casiano Fox News
Published November 8, 2024 5:51pm EST
A Chinese citizen who tried to enter Mar-a-Lago, the Florida residence of President-elect Trump, multiple times over the past few months was arrested Thursday, authorities said.
It was one of multiple attempts by Zijie Li, 39, to enter the Palm Beach club in an effort to speak with Trump, according to an arrest affidavit.
He faces a second trespass charge after being issued a warning, in addition to a pending charge he received in July. He is being held in the Palm Beach County Main Detention Center on $100,000 bail, according to jail records.
"The Palm Beach Police Department, in speaking with the United States Secret Service, believe that with the increased attempts by Li to gain entrance into Mar-a-Lago in an effort to make contact with the President Elect that another incident with Li could result in the necessity to use an escalation of enforcement," an officer wrote in the affidavit.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Palm Beach Police Department. The Secret Service referred questions to the police.
Li first tried to enter Mar-a-Lago on July 19, six days after the first assassination attempt on Trump, according to a probable cause affidavit. Security around the club was heightened after the attempt on Trump's life during a Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign rally.
Li allegedly entered Mar-a-Lago at the main gate and was stopped by the Secret Service.
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