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Carola Guerrero De León

Judges Working Trump Lawsuits Describe 'Psychological Warfare' Behind Unsolicited Pizza Deliveries

A view of the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas. On July 20, 2020, in North Brunswick, New Jersey. Salas' son, Daniel Anderl, was shot and killed, and her husband, defense attorney Mark Anderl, was injured when a man dressed as a delivery person came to their front door and opened fire. Salas was not injured. (Credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

A disturbing new tactic of judicial harassment has emerged: anonymous pizza deliveries sent to federal judges. The deliveries, which reportedly began in February, now span at least seven states and have targeted judges overseeing lawsuits tied to Trump administration policies. One jurist described it as "psychological warfare" to the Washington Post.

"It went from judges getting pizzas, to then judges' children getting pizzas, to then judges getting pizzas or their children getting pizzas that they didn't order in my murdered son's name," U.S. District Judge Esther Salas said in an interview with the Washington Post.

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