New York judge Juan Marchán has received threats to his safety since presiding over it Former President Donald Trump’s complaint Tuesday, according to a law enforcement source.
The NYPD Detective Division is investigating the threats against Marchan, which came in the form of social media posts.
A spokeswoman for the New York court said that “we continue to evaluate and reevaluate security concerns and potential threats.”
“We maintain an increased security presence around the courthouse and throughout the judiciary and will adjust protocol as necessary,” said spokesman Lucian Schalfen.
Since Trump’s impeachment hearing, the number of death threats against him has increased significantly Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg And a team of prosecutors is working on Trump’s case, according to a second law enforcement source.
Threats came to Bragg’s office via phone, email and social media posts. The source did not specify how many threats the DA’s office received, but the number is significant.
Court officers and the NYPD have increased security for Bragg and his prosecutors and beefed up overall security at Manhattan Criminal Court.
Bomb threats were received before and after court complaintand on March 24 received a threatening note in an envelope containing white powder that was later deemed non-threatening.
During Trump’s court appearance Tuesday, a prosecutor gave Marchan a printout of Trump’s social media posts, describing them as “public statements threatening our city, our justice system, our courts and our office.”
Marchan, who was also targeted in the Trump post, urged defense lawyers to refrain from making statements that could incite the former president to “violence or civil unrest.”
Trump entered a “not guilty” plea to 34 counts of felony falsification of business records. He has denied any wrongdoing in the case.
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