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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Peter Stone

Republican vitriol against prosecutors may spur violence, ex-lawmakers warn

Georgia’s Fani Willis. Jim Jordan, a representative from Ohio, called an investigation into Willis after Trump verbally attacked her.
Georgia’s Fani Willis. Jim Jordan, a representative from Ohio, called an investigation into Willis after Trump verbally attacked her. Photograph: John Bazemore/AP

Rising verbal attacks by Donald Trump and key political allies against a Georgia district attorney and two other prosecutors who have filed criminal charges against the former US president are endangering prosecutorial independence and might spur acts of violence, ex-federal prosecutors and ex-House Republicans warn.

“Trump’s attacks on the federal and local prosecutors who have brought cases against him are unprecedented and extremely dangerous,” Michael Bromwich, the former justice department inspector general, told the Guardian.

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