Federal Judge Says He Faced Death Threats After Blocking Trump Administration Policy
U.S. Marshals identified at least six credible death threats as intimidation spread after his rulings against the Trump administration.
- District Judge John McConnell faces credible death threats following rulings against President Donald Trump, with the Marshals Service identifying six specific threats and requesting additional funding to address the intensifying danger.
- After McConnell blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal funding in early 2025, Trump called judges "monsters" and "lunatics," while DHS general counsel James Percival posted a list labeled the "Worst of the Worst."
- An unordered pizza delivered to McConnell's Rhode Island home was addressed to Daniel Anderl, the son of Judge Esther Salas killed in 2020. McConnell recalled, "I don't think anything disturbed me as much as that did."
- Far-Right activist Laura Loomer and Elon Musk targeted McConnell's daughter on social media, while a GOP impeachment effort proceeded and an insurance company cancelled his homeowner's policy, labeling him "too risky."
- Security incidents of "significant concern" at federal courts jumped 57 percent in fiscal year 2025, with 564 threats to federal judges, demonstrating that McConnell's targeting reflects a systemic surge in hostility toward the judiciary.
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Judge reveals credible death threats after Trump ruling
U.S. District Judge John McConnell has been the target of at least six credible death threats since he issued a temporary block on the Trump administration’s freeze on federal funding in 2025, according to The Washington Post.
Judge reveals credible death threats after Trump ruling: Nothing ‘disturbed me as much as that’
U.S. District Judge John McConnell has been the target of at least six credible death threats since he issued a temporary block on the Trump administration’s freeze on federal funding in 2025, according to The Washington Post. McConnell, who was…
Sinister deliveries and death threats hound judge each time he rules against Trump: report
U.S. District Judge John McConnell received an unordered pizza delivery to his Rhode Island home addressed to a name that sent chills down his spine: Daniel Anderl.The name belonged to federal Judge Esther Salas's son, who was shot and killed in 2020 by a disgruntled lawyer targeting his mother, and he told the Washington Post that he called his fellow jurist to warn her. "I don't think anything disturbed me as much as that did," McConnell recal…
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