appeared in court on thursday for the closing arguments in the civil fraud case against him, police responded to a bomb threat at the home of judge arthur engoron, who is presiding over the case. it is the latest instance in a surge of violent threats and intimidation tactics against the former presidents perceived enemies. threats that undermined that law and order that donald trump claims to cherish. judge tanya chutkan to, was overseeing the election interference case against donald trump, as well as special counsel jack smith, the prosecutor in that case, were both targeted and swatting incidents over the last three weeks. similar incidents occurred against the maine secretary of state, whose office address, donald trump posted on his website after he was removed from the 2024 primary ballot in the state. against the colorado supreme court, which ruled trump ineligible for his states presidential ballot last month. these acts are not just a threat to the individuals they
democracy itself. take a look at this january six antidote for 2021 profile of then representative peter meijer, whwaousted from congress after voting to impeach trump. meyer approached remember who appeared on the rgof a breakdown. he asked his new colleague if he was okay the member responded he was not, that no maer his belief in legitimacy of the election, he could no longer vote to certify the results, because he feared for his family s safety. it is that fear, folks, and in some instances, it s getting republicans to fall in line behind trump. there are countless factors that elected officials must wrestle with the forecasting a vote. but the threat of violence, i don t think it should ever be one of them. i mean, well. the reality is, it s on us. it s on us. who is? us we the people, u.s., us. as we are tolerating this, we are not holding these legislators and this former president and his ilk
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