Fanny Willis, Fulton County District Attorney, filed an indictment against Trump. Credit: ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/REUTERS
Donald Trump's supporters released the names, photos and addresses of the jurors who voted to indict the former president in Georgia.
Mr. Trump was served a fourth indictment Monday night in Fulton County, Georgia, after a grand jury voted to indict him and 18 associates on racketeering and other government charges.
The names of the jurors were listed in the indictment, published in the court record.
Photos and addresses believed to be linked to them were later published on a secondary website that often contains violent rhetoric, according to the impartial research group Advance Democracy.Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney receives documents during a grand jury trial against Donald Trump in Georgia. Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images
The group said users of the website also made unsubstantiated claims that some of the jurors were politically motivated.
They claimed the jurors posted messages on social media in support of Democrats, including Senator Bernie Sanders and former President Barack Obama.
Daniel Jones, the former FBI agent who founded Advance Democracy, told NBC News: «It's becoming all too common to see ordinary citizens performing essential functions for our democracy being brutally threatened by pro-Trump extremists.»
He added that online threats «serve as a source of political violence in the real world.»
Fanny Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney who filed the indictment, also faced racist and sexist threats during the two years of her life. the investigation lasted a year and a half.
Trump faces a fourth indictment after a grand jury voted to bring racketeering and other government charges against him and 18 associates. Alex Brandon/AP
Some employees in her office have reportedly been allowed to work from home as part of additional security measures in place. Mr. Smith, the special counsel, has also been placed under security after threats of violence against him.
Hours after Georgia jurors' alleged information was posted online, Abigail Jo Shree, 43, from Texas was arrested for posting racist accusations in which she threatened to kill District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington.
Mr. charges on four counts in the charges. he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Mr. Trump denies all allegations and says he will present «irrefutable» evidence to exonerate himself on Monday.
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