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highplainsdem

(49,004 posts)
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 10:39 PM Feb 2017

Threats against judges in immigration ban cases leads to increased security

Source: CNN

Threats against more than one judge involved in legal challenges to President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration have prompted federal and local law enforcement agencies to temporarily increase security protection for some of them, according to law enforcement officials.

CNN did not learn how specific the threats were, but law enforcement agencies treated them seriously and out of an abundance of caution, the US Marshals Service and local police increased patrols and protective officers to provide security for some of the judges, the officials said.

A spokesperson from the US Marshals Service declined to comment directly on the threats but said that while "we do not discuss our specific security measures, we continuously review the security measures in place for all federal judges and take appropriate steps to provide additional protection when it is warranted."

The threats come as Trump continues his verbal criticisms of judges -- something that has drawn concern from former law enforcement officials and others who fear that public officials should not target a specific judge, and instead base their criticism more broadly on a court's ruling.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/09/politics/judges-threatened-immigration-order/index.html

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Threats against judges in immigration ban cases leads to increased security (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2017 OP
Whomever these assholes are making threats ARE the terrorists. They're more likely onecaliberal Feb 2017 #1
and the crazy right believes PatrynXX Feb 2017 #9
The whole Trump movement is like a cult bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #2
I call his supporters Branch Trumpvidians for precisely that reason. 47of74 Feb 2017 #4
Trump's language if frighteningly similar to... GeoWilliam750 Feb 2017 #11
Did drumpf offer to pay their legal bills? mobeau69 Feb 2017 #3
LOL, like he did when his primary supporters would physically punch anti Trump folks. nt iluvtennis Feb 2017 #5
Isn't Threats or Inciting Threats Against Federal Judges? LovingA2andMI Feb 2017 #6
POTUS facilitating this behavior... realist_philus Feb 2017 #7
Welcome to DU realist_philus! montana_hazeleyes Feb 2017 #8
They Are Welcome To Get 2nd Amendment Reply If They Try Anything. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2017 #10
Sounds like Putin's Russia triron Feb 2017 #12
fucking ignorant rednecks gopiscrap Feb 2017 #13
Trump's brownshirt Sturmabteilung is at again. LudwigPastorius Feb 2017 #14
Same thing happened to the rape case PatrickforO Feb 2017 #15

onecaliberal

(32,864 posts)
1. Whomever these assholes are making threats ARE the terrorists. They're more likely
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 10:43 PM
Feb 2017

To hurt or kill Americans than someone coming from another country. Lock these people up and lose the key.

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)
9. and the crazy right believes
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 11:31 PM
Feb 2017

the left is planning a Violent Overthrow of the Government , uh yeah coming from small Government nuts. right. Threaten judges - anarchism.

bucolic_frolic

(43,188 posts)
2. The whole Trump movement is like a cult
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 10:44 PM
Feb 2017

of religious zealots

Threatening judges is usually the province of the guy who gets 30 years

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
4. I call his supporters Branch Trumpvidians for precisely that reason.
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 10:46 PM
Feb 2017

They really are cult like in his following of the orange dumb fornicate.

GeoWilliam750

(2,522 posts)
11. Trump's language if frighteningly similar to...
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 12:09 AM
Feb 2017

Last edited Fri Feb 10, 2017, 11:10 AM - Edit history (1)

"Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?"

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
6. Isn't Threats or Inciting Threats Against Federal Judges?
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 11:16 PM
Feb 2017

A Federal Crime? If so, why is Cheeto and his supporters inciting these threats, walking around free?

realist_philus

(6 posts)
7. POTUS facilitating this behavior...
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 11:17 PM
Feb 2017

The crazies see this behavior as acceptable. When the POTUS does it, it's o.k. and even patriotic.

PatrickforO

(14,578 posts)
15. Same thing happened to the rape case
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 07:16 AM
Feb 2017

against the 13 year old girl. Trump's right wing, ku klux, 'christian,' supporters threatened her so much that she withdrew the suit.

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