Adam Nichols
March 29, 2024
Donald Trump, Rep. Liz Cheney (R- WY)
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Liz Cheney lashed out at Donald Trump Friday after the former president — and her nemesis — yet again attacked the daughter of his judge in the soon-to-start hush money trial.
For the third time in recent days, Trump targeted Loren Merchan in a Truth Social post voicing fury over her supposed connections with Democrats and bolstering his demands that the trial be scrapped.
The posts skirt close to a gag order that forbids Trump from talking publicly about witnesses and court staff — but doesn’t include Judge Juan Merchan or his family.
But Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman who was one of the ex-president's harshest critics from the Republican side of the House and was eventually ousted by her party in Wyoming, said he was intentionally encouraging violence against the woman.
“Trump is repeatedly and maliciously attacking a judge’s daughter on social media,” Cheney wrote on X. “He knows this will bring threats of violence against her and the judge. Trump is depraved and unstable. This unconscionable behavior shows yet again why he is unfit for any office.”
Liz Cheney lashed out at Donald Trump Friday after the former president — and her nemesis — yet again attacked the daughter of his judge in the soon-to-start hush money trial.
For the third time in recent days, Trump targeted Loren Merchan in a Truth Social post voicing fury over her supposed connections with Democrats and bolstering his demands that the trial be scrapped.
The posts skirt close to a gag order that forbids Trump from talking publicly about witnesses and court staff — but doesn’t include Judge Juan Merchan or his family.
But Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman who was one of the ex-president's harshest critics from the Republican side of the House and was eventually ousted by her party in Wyoming, said he was intentionally encouraging violence against the woman.
“Trump is repeatedly and maliciously attacking a judge’s daughter on social media,” Cheney wrote on X. “He knows this will bring threats of violence against her and the judge. Trump is depraved and unstable. This unconscionable behavior shows yet again why he is unfit for any office.”
Trump claims Loren Merchan's position as president of a political consulting firm that has worked with Democrats means the judge is clearly biased against him. His trial, scheduled to start April 15, involves accusations that he arranged for hush money payments to keep details of an affair he had with an adult movie actress from voters in the 2016 election.
In Thursday's Truth Social post, he wrote, “Judge Juan Merchan is totally compromised, and should be removed from this TRUMP Non-Case immediately. His Daughter, Loren, is a Rabid Trump Hater, who has admitted to having conversations with her father about me, and yet he gagged me.”
Officials in Trump's trials have received many threats. Manhattan District Attorney has received death threats and was sent an envelope containing white powder, as was the judge in his fraud case. In Atlanta and Georgia, judges in his election interference case have increased security after being targeted by angry MAGA supporters.
MAGA outrage after federal judge appears on CNN to talk threats to him and his family
In Thursday's Truth Social post, he wrote, “Judge Juan Merchan is totally compromised, and should be removed from this TRUMP Non-Case immediately. His Daughter, Loren, is a Rabid Trump Hater, who has admitted to having conversations with her father about me, and yet he gagged me.”
Officials in Trump's trials have received many threats. Manhattan District Attorney has received death threats and was sent an envelope containing white powder, as was the judge in his fraud case. In Atlanta and Georgia, judges in his election interference case have increased security after being targeted by angry MAGA supporters.
MAGA outrage after federal judge appears on CNN to talk threats to him and his family
M.L. Nestel
March 28, 2024
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A federal judge's appearance on CNN to discuss threats he and his family have suffered in the recent past set off some in the MAGA universe.
U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton, who presided over some Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases from the District of Columbia court, chatted with CNN's Kaitlan Collins on "The Source."
The judge opened up about how he has been the target of several sinister threats.
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"They threatened me one day and then the next day called and made a threat against against my daughter and also indicated they had my address," he said of one of the incidents. "So they obviously had done some research to find out that I had a daughter, what her name was, and also where I live."
While Walton said that he tries to do his duty impartially, the tenor has reached such a white hot state that he's concerned.
"...it is very troubling because I think it is an attack on the rule of law," he said. "When judges are threatened and particularly when their family is threatened — it's something that's wrong and should not happen."
Collins asked Walton about former President Donald Trump's public attacks by speech or on social media taking on judges.
He said "when you have somebody who has status in our society and they make certain statements, it can cause people to act on those statements, even if they don't necessarily intend for someone to do so."
He continued: "So I think it's very important that people in positions of authority be very circumspect in reference to the things that they say so that they're not called causing others to act on what they say and maybe cause injury or death to someone as a result of that."
Despite speaking about himself and not delving into any cases or political realm, the MAGAverse quickly attacked Walton for publicly speaking out at all.
"Wow. Seriously," asked Mike Davis in a post on Twitter/X. "Is this a (bad) joke? This is a sitting federal judge. And he’s commenting on a pending criminal case? Against the leading presidential candidate? During the height of the election season? If so, this is highly prejudicial. And extremely inappropriate."
He later posted: "Dear Judge Reggie Walton: Lawyer up. A judicial misconduct complaint is definitely coming your way."
Edmund Burke called for Walton's impeachment. "A Federal Judge hasn't been impeached by Congress for far too long.
"I wonder if the judge realizes he is compromising a colleague's court decisions," wondered Koko White. "Appeals Court is gonna LOVE this."
And Paul Danner thinks Walton should be sent away. "That judge belongs in Gitmo," he tweeted.
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