Threats against federal judges double during Trump administration

Threats against federal judges double during Trump administration

Threats against federal judges have more than doubled since President Donald Trump took office. Data from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) shows that from October 2024 through February 2025, 80 judges received threats. However, from March 1 through mid-April, that number jumped to 162 judges. The data was obtained by The New York Times from U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in New Jersey, whose son was murdered by an attorney who didn’t like her …

Judges call out Trump’s rhetoric in the wake of spike of threats against the federal judges

Esther Salas, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the impact that Donald Trump’s renewed attacks on the federal judges that are blocking what they deem as unlawful and unconstitutional and the real life harm they can do to judges and their families.