Outrage as Trump supporters call to 'doxx' judge and jurors amid guilty verdict in hush money trial

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: The conviction of former President Donald Trump in the historic hush money case led to an increased online activity targeting the judge, the prosecutors, and the anonymous jury who were part of the criminal trial.

After the Republican presumptive nominee was found guilty on all 34 felony counts, his supporters flocked to social media, posting violent rhetoric against all those who were connected to the trial, according to NBC News. Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw the trial, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who brought the criminal case against Trump, and the 12-panel Manhattan jury, who unanimously found the defendant guilty, were victims of the social media attacks.

After weeks of trial, the jury declared the verdict on May 30, making Trump the first former president in the history of the US to be convicted in a criminal case for falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

Trump supporters calling to 'doxx' jurors

Advance Democracy, a non-profit conducting public interest research, found social media posts with alleged addresses of jurors on a pro-Trump fringe message board known for harassment and violent content. Threatening messages against Judge Merchan and Bragg were also present.

Upon reviewing the posts, NBC News identified many of those websites were actively used by Trump supporters to unleash violence ahead of the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.

After the verdict, a user on "The Donald," a pro-Trump forum, wrote, "Dox the Jurors. Dox them now." However, the post was later removed by moderators. "We need to identify each juror. Then make them miserable. Maybe even suicidal," another person wrote. Meanwhile, one remark on the pro-Trump forum read, "1,000,000 men (armed) need to go to washington and hang everyone. That's the only solution."

Similar violent rhetoric spurred on the real estate mogul's Truth Social platform, per the outlet. "I hope every juror is doxxed and they pay for what they have done," one supporter wrote there, and another response was, "May God strike them dead. We will on November 5th and they will pay!"

A chapter of the far-right Proud Boys group whose top members were convicted for the Capitol attack called for "War" in a Telegram post.

The ongoing attack against the judge, prosecutors, and jurors of the hush money trial is part of a pattern where Trump supporters attack the opponents after any move against the MAGA spearhead.

For instance, after the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid in August 2022, supporters attacked an FBI field office. After Trump was indicted in the Georgia election subversion case, Trump proponents shared the alleged names and addresses of the grand jury.

Similarly, special counsel Jack Smith, who leads the election interference case in DC, and US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who will oversee the trial, were targeted for attempted swatting in December 2023.

Outrage as Trump supporters target jurors after hush money trial verdict

The internet responded with fury as reports indicated the ongoing violent rhetorics against all those who were part of the guilty verdict against the former president.

One user wrote, "MAGA cult is triggered. The Convict, and his lapdogs are spewing out a tsunami of disinformation. They’re targeting the judicial system, and regular Americans aka jurors, who were doing their patriotic duty. I hope the FBI is on top of this, because they are planning violence."

Another remarked, "Violence is the republicans response when they lose. Republicans are not the party of law and order. They want a felon for president who promises to be a dictator."

"This is what a fascist mob does when it loses the conversation," a third user claimed. A fourth response read, "Because being vile is the point of being a MAGAt. It's what gives them joy."

Another person said, "He and his band should really be held accountable if anyone gets hurt. This is serious intimidation!"

"Looks like some MAGAs want to go to prison with Trump as well. If that is the case oblige them," someone else opined. Meanwhile, an individual wrote, "mAGA is a violent movement."

Another outraged user said, "They're gangsters. Trump should call them off but he won't, just like he didn't call off the insurrectionists who attacked the Capitol. Trump and MAGA thugs are a threat to the United States of America."

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