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US judges recount death threats, 'swatting' after rulings against Trump

UNITED STATES, JUL 31 – Judges cite credible death threats, doxxing, and coordinated intimidation tactics, with over 50 pizza deliveries used to target federal judges nationwide, officials said.

  • On Thursday, District Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. and colleagues detailed threats, including pizzas sent in Daniel Anderl’s name and a recorded voicemail, at a Washington event.
  • In 2024, U.S. Marshals reported over 100 pizza doxxings targeting federal judges, amid threats and a 'wanted' poster hung by Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee.
  • McConnell said he endured six credible death threats, including dark web searches and pizza deliveries, amid rising threats to judges.
  • Judge Esther Salas called on Trump and allies to tone down rhetoric, and the White House decried threats to judges.
  • Congress passed a law allowing judges to sue websites to remove personal data, and more than five dozen judges now receive enhanced online protection.
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Federal judges detail rise in threats, ‘pizza doxings,’ as Trump ramps up criticism

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press In 2020, a disgruntled litigant posing as a deliveryman opened fire at the New Jersey home of District Judge Esther Salas, killing her 20-year-old son Daniel Anderl. Five years later, as President Donald Trump steps up his criticism of federal judges who have blocked some of his agenda, dozens of judges have had unsolicited pizzas delivered to their homes, often in Daniel Anderl’s name. District Judge John …

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KTVB broke the news in Boise, United States on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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