The office of the judge presiding over Trump's trial in New York was bombarded with threats.

Photograph: Michael M. Santiago/AP The office of the judge presiding over Trump's trial in New York is bombarded with threats

Judge Arthur Engoron and his secretary were also subjected to anti-Semitic abuse after the gag order imposed on the ex-president was lifted.

The office of the New York judge overseeing Donald Trump's civil fraud trial was bombarded with death threats and anti-Semitic slurs after the former president's online attacks.

Judge Arthur Engoron and his clerk Allison Greenfield reportedly received hundreds of threatening, harassing and humiliating messages by phone and on social media. Media.

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Lawyers for the New York state court system made the case for imposing a gag order on Trump, citing «serious and credible» threats against Engoron and Greenfield.

Transcribed voicemail messages revealed in court documents revealed the extent of the couple's abuse. In addition to racist and sexist attacks, the messages contain several death threats. “I mean, honestly, you should be killed,” one of them said. “You should be killed. You should not be executed by a murderer [sic]. You should be executed.”

Another said: “Resign you dirty traitorous piece of trash snake. We are going to get you and every one of you dirty by backstabbing, lying and deceiving the American people. You're just a bunch of communists. We're going to remove you permanently.»

Last month, Trump posted an image of Greenfield on his social media account and called her a «girlfriend» of Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate majority leader. This prompted Engoron to impose a limited gag order, prohibiting the former president from commenting on the actions of court officials.

But a New York appeals court judge last week suspended that gag order, allowing Trump to freely comment on court officials while the longer appeal process takes place.

Personal Contact Information Greenfield were compromised, according to Charles Hollon, a court security officer.

«Ms. Greenfield advised me that she receives approximately 20 to 30 calls per day on her personal cell phone and approximately 30 to 50 messages per day online,» Hollon said. “Ms Greenfield also advised me that since the gag order was lifted on November 16, 2023, approximately half of the offensive and derogatory messages have been anti-Semitic in nature.”

The fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses the Trump Organization of falsely inflating the value of its real estate in order to obtain preferential loans.

Preliminary hearing in the case Engorona A summary judgment found Trump guilty of fraud and revoked his New York business license, effectively barring him from doing business in the state. Because it is a non-jury trial, Engoron is the sole chairman of the case.

Lawyers for Trump, who has denied wrongdoing and alleged corruption, are appealing the decision.