Prosecutors and judge in Trump indictments face threats.
Threats on the Rise: Public Officials Face Increased Danger
Since four criminal cases have been brought against former President Donald Trump, there have been a series of threats to public officials. The U.S. Marshals Service reveals that threats against federal judges have spiked 400% in the past six years, reaching over 3,700 in 2022. Notably, threats to FBI agents and Justice Department officials have escalated following the raid at Mar-a-Lago, where hundreds of classified documents were discovered in Trump’s possession.
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Amidst the ongoing legal battles, there have been several recent threats targeting prosecutors and judges involved in the two state cases and two federal cases where Trump has been indicted. While not all threats are directly linked to the indictments, here are a few notable incidents that have occurred since the first indictment in April.
Alvin Bragg
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump in March with falsifying business records related to hush-money payments made during the 2016 campaign. Prior to the indictment, Trump took to social media, warning that the charges against him could bring “potential death and destruction.” Later that day, Bragg received a death threat accompanied by white powder (later determined to be non-lethal), along with a chilling note: “ALVIN: I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Trump, in response, stated to reporters, “I don’t like violence, and I’m not for violence.”
Craig Deleeuw Robertson of Utah also made threats against Bragg, labeling him a political hack and outlining a plot to ambush him in a parking garage. According to charging documents, Robertson declared, “I’ll be waiting in the courthouse parking garage with my suppressed Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm to smoke a radical fool prosecutor that should never have been elected. I want to stand over Bragg and put a nice hole in his forehead with my 9mm and watch him twitch as a drop of blood oozes from the hole as his life ebbs away to hell!”
Letitia James
New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is pursuing a civil suit against the former president, has reported receiving death threats. In June, she revealed that she now has “more law enforcement around me these days” due to individuals who have “threatened my life.”
Fani Willis
In Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis stated that she and the grand jurors who brought the indictment against Trump have also faced threats. Disturbingly, names and addresses of the grand jurors were reportedly circulating on social media. Additionally, members of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office reported receiving threats ahead of Trump’s surrender.
Judge Tanya Chutkan
In a criminal complaint filed last week, federal investigators revealed that Abigail Jo Shry of Alvin, Texas, left a threatening voicemail on August 5, targeting U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX). Shry, who has a history of similar conduct and at least two prior convictions, has been arrested. Judge Chutkan is presiding over Trump’s indictment on charges stemming from special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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