Threats against judges in Trump-related cases soar
from Trump's Trials
by NPR
Published: Tue Apr 02 2024
Show Notes
For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered host AriShapiro speaks with Reuters reporter Ned Parker.
On Monday Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the New York hush money case, expanded a gag order to protect his own family. That's after former President Donald Trump repeatedly attacked the judge's daughter on Truth Social. In his ruling Judge Merchan wrote, "the threat is very real."
This follows a recent report out from Reuters that found threats against federal judges, prosecutors, judicial staff and court buildings has tripled since 2015.Judges in federal Trump-related cases often receive death threats, credible enough to warrant protection from the U.S. Marshals Service.
Topics include:
- Increase in threats
- Connection to Trump
- Judges and U.S. Marshals' response
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On Monday Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the New York hush money case, expanded a gag order to protect his own family. That's after former President Donald Trump repeatedly attacked the judge's daughter on Truth Social. In his ruling Judge Merchan wrote, "the threat is very real."
This follows a recent report out from Reuters that found threats against federal judges, prosecutors, judicial staff and court buildings has tripled since 2015.Judges in federal Trump-related cases often receive death threats, credible enough to warrant protection from the U.S. Marshals Service.
Topics include:
- Increase in threats
- Connection to Trump
- Judges and U.S. Marshals' response
Follow the show on ApplePodcasts or Spotify for new episodes each Saturday.
Sign up for sponsor-free episodes and support NPR's political journalism at plus.npr.org/trumpstrials.
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