The Nation is witnessing the determined delegitimization of both its Federal and State judiciaries and the systematic dismantling of its system of justice and Rule of Law by a single man
– the former President of the United States.
In the months ahead, the former president can only be expected to ramp up his unprecedented efforts to #delegitimize the courts of the United States, the nation’s state courts, and America’s system of justice, through his vicious, disgraceful, and unforgiveable #attacks and #threats on the Federal and State Judiciaries and the individual Judges of these courts.
Never in American history has any person, let alone a President of the United States, leveled such threatening attacks against the federal and state courts and federal and state judicial officers of the kind the former president has leveled continually now for years.
#Republican-appointed judges raise alarm over #Trump attacks on #law
Federal DC Judge #ReggieWalton warned Trump’s attacks on #HushMoney trial judge & others could lead to #violence.
The Republican-appointed judge denounced Trump’s attacks against the judge presiding over his hush money trial in Manhattan & his daughter, calling them assaults on the #RuleOfLaw that could lead to violence & #tyranny.
Since late 2020, as #Trump began escalating his #attacks on the #judiciary, serious investigated #threats against fed #judges have more than doubled, from 224 in 2021 to 457 in 2023, acc/to the US Marshals Service. Fed judges in DC say ≥½ of trial judges handling cases arising from the #Jan6, attack on the Capitol have received a surge in threats & #harassment, incl’g #DeathThreats to their homes, w/Trump’s #ElectionObstruction trial judge, Tanya #Chutkan, placed under 24-hr protection.
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The group challenging #mifepristone’s access has NO legal standing to bring their challenge. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine’s lawyer, Erin Hawley, was questioned on how & why the group was even before the court. Erin is pro-nazi fascist, insurrectionist Josh Hawley's wife.
NY State Criminal Trial. Judge orders gag on criminal defendant in election interference, Hush money trial. Judge will be very ready to back it up when the criminal defendant violates the court order.
Judge says Trump does not deny his prior "threatening, inflammatory, [and] denigrating statements, as provided by the DA's office, that "risk impeding the orderly administration of this Court,"
Joshua Russell had pleaded guilty to a fed charge of making an interstate #threat against #Hobbs, a Dem who was AZ’s chief #elections officer in 2022 & is now the state’s gov.
Russell’s vms were among countless #threats against #Hobbs for her role in certifying #Biden’s 2020 presidential victory over #Trump in #Arizona & in the 2022 midterms. As SoS, Hobbs at times had 24hr #security bc of threats from Trump supporters who falsely claimed his loss was marred by fraud.
Russell’s case is brought by #DOJ’s #ElectionThreatsTaskForce, which focuses on threats of #violence against elected ofcls, workers & volunteers to ensure they can oversee #elections free of #harassment.
Earlier this month, a #Massachusetts man was sentenced to 3½yrs in #prison for making a #threat to bomb #Hobbs’ office in Feb 2021 when she was still the SoS.
In Feb, an #Alabama man accused of sending #DeathThreats to a social media account for the #MaricopaCounty#Elections Dept was charged w/making interstate #threats.
& an #Iowa man was sentenced to 2½yrs in prison for his conviction for threatening Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman & AZ AG Mark Brnovich, both #Republicans.
…In a doc written by Russell & submitted to the court, Russell described his situation at the time he made the #threats, saying he was depressed & angry & that his drug use fueled his isolation.
“All I did was hide in bed all day scrolling thru #socialmedia & #political forums – looking at blogs or anything that could serve as an outlet for my pent up #anger…,” Russell wrote.
The republican-gallows were erected at 6am on #Jan6th, so it was clearly NOT a spontaneous idea inspired by the dazzling array of traitors speaking that morning. They chanted ‘HANG MIKE PENCE’ Meadows told Pat Cipollone: Trump "thinks that Mike (Pence) deserves it." If republican insurrectionist thugs had captured Pence, his wife & daughter would have witnessed his hanging. tRump’s response: ‘It is what it is.’
The top U.S. #intelligence ofcl on Mon warned that the #war in #Gaza could embolden #terrorist groups, which are aligned in their opposition to the #UnitedStates for its support of #Israel.
“The crisis has galvanized #violence by a range of actors around the world. And while it is too early to tell, it is likely that the Gaza conflict will have a generational impact on #terrorism,” #ODNI#AvrilHaines, told an annual hearing on #GlobalSecurity#threats.
#Federal prosecutors unsealed a grand jury #indictment Tues accusing a FL man of a #HateCrime for repeatedly threatening to kill members of an American Muslim org….
The indictment charges Michael Shapiro, 72, of West Palm Beach, w/3 counts of transmitting #threats & said the #crimes were motivated by #hate because he targeted victims due to the religion & national origin of people who work or are helped by the Council on American-Islamic Relations. If convicted, he faces up to 10 yrs in #prison on each count.
Barton was 1 of many #ElectionWorkers across the country who faced #threats during & after the #2020election, when #Trump & many of his supporters claimed the #election was fraudulent. Few instances of fraud were found.
…an atty representing Nickels, …told the Detroit News that the case shows “how mental health affects so many people.” (no blame 4 the inciter in chief?)
Nickels pleaded guilty to 1 count of making a threatening interstate communication… he faces up to 5 yrs in #prison.
Thanks for this @Brandi_Buchman
I just read about a Texas man who was sentenced to 3 & 1/2 years for threatening Arizona election officials & THEIR KIDS!
It is important to tell the stories of arrests and punishment for these crimes NOW.
Threats are NOT protected speech. #ThreatsOfViolence #Threats
Dalilah was my mom's only companion when I was out working 13-14 hrs a day, a bulk of that was travel on 3-4 buses
From 2015-2021 Mom only had Dalilah to talk with and she gave her so much joy and warmth
Mom's not been the same since we had to say goodbye 03.11.22 Mom knew my bun was sick but didn't understand she wasn't going to wake up again that afternoon until it happened...
Humans never made me feel the same unconditional, unconfused love that my #EmotionalSupportBunnies have
I struggle with human connection because so many have #betrayed me, even my own therapist used my #vulnerable state for her gain leading to the #financialCrisis I am in now
I was struck by the testimony of John C. Floyd, III, the father of DA Fani Willis. Mr. Floyd testified that Willis was forced to move out of the brand-new home she bought with her own hard-earned money because of the death threats she has received.
Mr. Floyd spoke of the fact that he, Willis, and her children (his grandchildren) have all received death threats because she is prosecuting this RICO case.
Simply because she is doing her job.
Mr. Floyd testified that, in 2021, protesters showed up at Willis' home at 5 am in the morning. They were cursing and yelling, calling his daughter a "b- word" and the "n word." The "n-word." How disgusting and vile.
For decades, Mr. Floyd fought for civil rights & for the rights of others. He was a criminal defense attorney. He worked to get Nelson Mandela out of prison.
Only to have his daughter be threatened with death & harm & to be called the "n-word"?!
Mr. Floyd spoke about how he rarely gets to see his daughter because of concerns over her safety. He intentionally does not learn where she lives in order to protect her. He is constantly worried about her safety.
For me, as a parent, I'm working so hard to try to make this world a better and safer place for my daughter.
How terrible this experience must be for Mr. Floyd, as a father and as someone who has taught his daughter to treat everyone with dignity and respect.
"My own opinion is that Hur took those political shots at Biden in order to cover for the fact that he had decided not to bring any charges. That decision likely would have made him a target for anger and even threats by MAGA had he just done his job and kept it professional."
Noting that Republican senator James Lankford has stated that he was threatened by a right-wing media personality if Lankford tried to move a border bill before the election, Heather Cox Richardson says,
"It is not a normal part of our political system to have members of Congress deciding what laws to support on the basis of threats."
"Trump’s actions are not those designed to win an election by getting a majority of the votes. They are the tools someone who cannot win a majority uses to seize power.
Trump’s base is shrinking as his actions become more extreme, but he has a big megaphone, and it is getting bigger."
A 30-year-old Montreal man is facing a charge of uttering threats for allegedly posting a threat to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his X account.
Paul Clarissou was arrested Jan. 31 and scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, the RCMP said.
#DC#Security for #Trump’s #criminal#Jan6#Trial — a first for the American presidency — include ringing all or part of the #FederalCourthouse as early as Feb w/ metal fencing, closing or controlling sidewalk access for blocks, & closing neighboring streets in the heart of the city. The goal is to create a buffer between the proceedings inside & the public outside.
The barriers will pose a visual reminder of the police barricades erected before the #Jan6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol & its grounds, which sit 300yds from the courthouse across an open expanse of the National Mall. The preparations come amid rising #threats to public ofcls, including judges & prosecutors in #Trump’s cases, & the prediction from the leading candidate for the #Republican presidential nom of “bedlam in the country” if his #criminal cases damage his candidacy this year.