US EditionUS 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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Rhode Island judge McConnell subject to 'pizza-doxings,' threats after Trump spending cuts pause
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — As swaths of President Donald Trump’s agenda are held up in courts across the country, some reactions to these proceedings have hit close to home. According to the Associated Press, Rhode Island District Judge John J. McConnell, Jr has been subject to several instances of “pizza-doxing,” essentially a modern rebranding of the old-time prank of ordering a pizza or pizzas to someone’s house. These acts, while relatively h…
"It was frightening": Federal judges speak out on vicious threats from MAGA fans
John J. McConnell Jr., the chief U.S. district judge in Rhode Island, recently decided to break his silence. By his own account, the 67-year-old McConnell, who has served on the federal bench since 2011, has faced an unprecedented deluge of attacks this year, ranging from 500 “vile” phone calls and six credible death threats to two judicial misconduct complaints and a set of impeachment articles filed against him. One particularly appalling voic…
US judges recount death threats, 'swatting' after rulings against Trump
A group of federal judges took the rare step of speaking out publicly about receiving death threats and mysterious pizza deliveries in the name of a judge's murdered son after they issued decisions blocking major parts of U.S. President Donald Trump's agenda.
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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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