The prosecutor who prosecuted former US President Donald Trump and the judge presiding over the trial are under threat from supporters.
On the 6th (local time), NBC News reported that Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Juan Merchan and his family were threatened several times shortly after Trump appeared in court for the prosecution process, according to sources.
A source said dozens of threats were made against Judge Merchan and his office.
Judge Mercheon proceeded with the prosecution procedure for former President Trump, who was charged with suspicion of ‘silencing sexual scandal’ in the first court hearing, and is in charge of the first trial of the case.
Previously, Judge Merchan sentenced former President Trump’s family business ‘Trump Group’ to a tax fraud case and fined 1.6 million dollars (about 2 billion won). He also sentenced one of Trump’s closest aides, Alan Weislberg, to prison.
The media said former President Trump had criticized his family, including Judge Merchan’s adult daughter.
Previously, former President Trump targeted Judge Merchan in an article posted on his social media ‘Truth Social’ right before the court appearance on the 4th and said, “It is a very partisan judge.” , people who hate Trump.”
In particular, he shot Judge Merchan’s daughter, saying, “His daughter worked for Kamala Harris (US Vice President) and is now receiving money from the Biden-Harris camp.”
Former President Trump’s eldest son Trump Jr. and second son Eric Trump also joined the barrage of criticism by retweeting an article from a conservative media that Judge Merchan’s daughter worked as a digital director in the Biden campaign in the last presidential election.
NBC reported that Justice Merchan’s daughter was named head of Vice President Harris’ digital fundraising and advertising agency Authentic Campaign during the last presidential election, citing a federal campaign finance report that the company worked with various groups in the Democratic Party. .
However, he added that there is no evidence that Judge Merchan’s daughter worked for Biden after the presidential election, and that he is not currently cooperating with Biden’s political work.
For this reason, the Manhattan Court is known to be strengthening security for judges and courts as a precaution.
According to sources, Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan District Attorney who prosecuted former President Trump, is also under threat. He said the threats were being made in the form of phone calls, emails and letters.
On the 24th, an envelope containing an unidentified white powder and the words “Alvin, I will kill you” was delivered to the mailroom of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
Previously, former President Trump denounced Prosecutor Bragg as “human scum” and “beast” through Truth Social early this morning, arguing that “the death and destruction that an indictment based on such lies can cause is catastrophic for our country.” there is a bar
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is strengthening security for its staff by New York police officers stationed in the prosecutor’s office.
Former President Trump was indicted on charges of giving $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels during the October 2016 presidential election to silence a sexual scandal and falsely entering the company’s accounting books.
He appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court on the 4th and pleaded not guilty to all 34 felony charges.
The next trial date for former President Trump is December 4th.
Source: Donga
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