Republican-appointed judges raise alarm over Trump attacks on law

A Republican-appointed judge denounced Donald Trump’s social media attacks against the #judge #presiding over the former president’s hush money and #election #interference #trial in Manhattan -- and his #daughter,
calling them assaults on the rule of law that could lead to violence and tyranny.


“When judges are threatened, and particularly when their family is threatened, it’s something that’s wrong and should not happen,” U.S. #District #Judge #Reggie B. #Walton, told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in a live interview Thursday.

He added, “It is very troubling because I think it is an attack on the rule of law.”

The unusual media statement by a sitting federal judge came after Trump blasted New York Supreme Court #Justice #Juan #Merchan and his #daughter, Loren Merchan, criticizing her affiliation with a digital marketing company that works with Democratic candidates and erroneously attributing to her a social media post showing Trump behind bars.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/29/trump-judge-attacks-violence/

[Video] #Federal #judge #delivers #rare #response after #Trump #attacks the #daughter of another #FederalJudge

#CriminalDefendent #DonaldTrump #criticized and named the #daughter of #Judge #JuanMerchan, who is #presiding over Trump's #criminal #trial relating to #hushmoneypayments.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Courts #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/03/29/judge-reggie-walton-interview-trump-vpx.cnn

#DonaldTrump #decries #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith and #federal #officials as ‘#fascist #thugs’ despite #judge’s #warnings doing so would compel her to speed up his trial.

#US #DistrictCourt #Judge #TanyaChutkan, who is #presiding over the #case, #warned both sides in the case to refrain from making any #statements that could #intimidate #witnesses or #prejudice the #jurypool.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #WashingtonDC

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/4174500-trump-decries-federal-fascist-thugs-despite-judges-warnings/