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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eric Garcia

Trump judge receives ‘dozens’ of threats after arraignment

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The judge overseeing former president Donald Trump’s case in Manhattan regarding alleged hush money payments has received unsubstantiated threats since Mr Trump’s arraignment on Tuesday, NBC News reported.

One official told NBC News that Judge Juan Merchan and his chamber have received “dozens” of threats since Mr Trump vocally criticised the judge. Additionally, District Attorney Alvin Bragg has received threat since news broke that a grand jury would indict the former president.

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