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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Rachel Leingang

‘Better be scared’: threats of political violence foretell tense election year

Trump supporters attempt to breach the capitol
Trump supporters attempt to breach the capitol in Washington DC on 6 January 2021. Photograph: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The judge overseeing the election interference case against Donald Trump in Washington DC had her home visited by police after a fake emergency call, and attempts were made to do the same to the prosecutor Jack Smith.

The Maine secretary of state was “swatted”, too, after she ruled that the former president could not appear on the ballot there because of the 14th amendment. The Colorado judges who ruled similarly have faced threats, leading to increased security.

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