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Trump blasts his trial judges. Then his fans call for violence
In a review of commenters posts on three pro-Trump websites, including the former presidents own Truth Social platform, Reuters documented more than 150 posts since March 1 that called for physical violence against the judges handling three of his highest-profile cases two state judges in Manhattan and one in Georgia overseeing a criminal case in which Trump is accused of illegally seeking to overturn the states 2020 election results.
Those posts were part of a larger pool of hundreds identified by Reuters that used hostile, menacing and, in some cases, racist or sexualized language to attack the judges, but stopped short of explicitly calling for violence against them.
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A Reuters examination of websites catering to the left revealed dozens of hostile comments attacking the competence and credibility of conservative jurists. The targets include U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee who has issued a number of rulings favorable to the former president in his ongoing federal prosecution in Florida for misappropriating classified documents after leaving office. On Democratic Underground, a liberal site, posters have attacked Cannon as corrupt and suggested she be tried for espionage.
But a review of comments on those sites did not reveal the sort of violent language that Trump supporters use in their online posts, including suggestions that judges be beaten or killed.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-threats-courts/
In a review of commenters posts on three pro-Trump websites, including the former presidents own Truth Social platform, Reuters documented more than 150 posts since March 1 that called for physical violence against the judges handling three of his highest-profile cases two state judges in Manhattan and one in Georgia overseeing a criminal case in which Trump is accused of illegally seeking to overturn the states 2020 election results.
Those posts were part of a larger pool of hundreds identified by Reuters that used hostile, menacing and, in some cases, racist or sexualized language to attack the judges, but stopped short of explicitly calling for violence against them.
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A Reuters examination of websites catering to the left revealed dozens of hostile comments attacking the competence and credibility of conservative jurists. The targets include U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee who has issued a number of rulings favorable to the former president in his ongoing federal prosecution in Florida for misappropriating classified documents after leaving office. On Democratic Underground, a liberal site, posters have attacked Cannon as corrupt and suggested she be tried for espionage.
But a review of comments on those sites did not reveal the sort of violent language that Trump supporters use in their online posts, including suggestions that judges be beaten or killed.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-threats-courts/
I know we're not always perfect, but I'm glad we have standards here, and I appreciate you all for doing your best to stick to them.
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I can claim a more favorite ex-wife and a less favorite ex-wife. That's about as far as I've got so far.
NBachers
May 14
#110
Actually I was asked if I would like to comment (last Friday) but they didn't use it
EarlG
May 14
#24
They probably don't believe a word you said, but I am glad they made the connection. (n/t)
OldBaldy1701E
May 14
#75
I also noticed, that while the first websites mentioned, were described as .....
70sEraVet
May 14
#18
and I thank all the "top brass" here on DU for those standards.....THANK YOU ALL.
a kennedy
May 14
#29
I guess that means a lot more traffic here on DU. Not all will be the good kind, either.
flying_wahini
May 14
#32
It's not as much wishing as for a stroke than it is rooting for arterial plaque to be victorious.
FSogol
May 14
#85
The DU post is nowhere near the other ones and shouldn't be equated with them at all
underpants
May 14
#64