The New York Times reports:
At the federal courthouse in Washington, a woman called the chambers of the judge assigned to the election interference case against former President Donald J. Trump and said that if Mr. Trump were not re-elected next year, “we are coming to kill you.”
At the Federal Bureau of Investigation, agents have reported concerns about harassment and threats being directed at their families amid intensifying anger among Trump supporters about what they consider to be the weaponization of the Justice Department. “Their children didn’t sign up for this,” a senior F.B.I. supervisor recently testified to Congress.
And the top prosecutors on the four criminal cases against Mr. Trump — two brought by the Justice Department and one each in Georgia and New York — now require round-the-clock protection. As the prosecutions of Mr. Trump have accelerated, so too have threats against law enforcement authorities, judges, elected officials and others.
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As the prosecutions of Trump have accelerated — and his rhetoric of “retribution” has intensified — so too have threats against law enforcement authorities, judges, elected officials and others. Lots of detail in this story –> https://t.co/i6iLF60Plh
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) September 25, 2023