Law enforcement authorities are probing threats directed at the grand jurors who indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others in relation to their purported plot to reverse the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
The threats were made after the names and addresses of the jurors were leaked on Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, according to The Independent.
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office announced that it is working in partnership with local, state, and federal law enforcement to identify the origin of the threats, which have spread beyond Fulton County. Notably, some of the posts included hostile language aimed at Fani Willis, the District Attorney of Fulton County, who oversaw the inquiry into the purported election interference.
Dan Jones, president of Advancing Democracy, emphasized that the threats showed that people outside of political or government roles could also be targeted in such attacks. He stressed the importance of the sheriff’s office taking these threats seriously and called for political leaders, especially on the right, to denounce such threats.
Trump has been critical of the indictment, labeling it a political ‘witch hunt’ and declaring on his Truth Social site, ‘IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!’
The Georgia indictment spans 98 pages and lists 19 defendants and 41 criminal charges.
Despite these allegations, Trump remains the front-runner for the Republican nomination in the upcoming 2024 presidential race, for the time being.
The sheriff’s office is committed to ensuring the safety of the jurors, who were merely fulfilling their civic duty.
While the public record of the indictment includes the names of the grand jurors, it does not disclose their addresses or other personal information. Advance Democracy’s recent reports found posts on several social media sites targeting the jurors, often accompanied by violent rhetoric.