In Washington, DC, federal judge Tanya Chutkan, who was randomly selected to preside over Trump’s criminal case, was threatened by a Texas woman, was arrested and charged on Wednesday.
The Texas woman, Shry, was taken into custody Wednesday by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sam S. Sheldon of the Southern District of Texas.
Woman arrested for threatening federal judge in Trump election case
Joshua Henry, a special agent with the Federal Protective Service, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, filed an affidavit in federal court last week, which Bloomberg Law first made public on Wednesday.
The affidavit claims 43-year-old Abigail Jo Shry is charged with communicating a threat to harm a person through interstate commerce.
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The document says Shry called U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s office on August 5 and left a “threatening voicemail.”
The affidavit claims that before referring to Chutkan as an N-word user, Shry allegedly commented, “Hey, stupid slave, you’re in our sights, we want to kill you. … If Trump doesn’t get elected in 2024, we’re coming to kill you, so take it easy, b—-.
While threatening Chutkan, Shry said, “You will be targeted personally, publicly, your family, all of it,” she also “directly threatened to kill” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, LGBTQ Community, and Anonymous. Democrats.
According to the affidavit, during an interview with DHS special agents at his Alvin residence, Shry confirmed making the call, but denied intending to travel to Houston or WashingtonDC, to carry out one of his threats.
Requests for comment from Shry’s attorney did not immediately elicit a response. A request for comment is also to be answered by Chutkan’s office.
After Trump claimed last week on his social media network Truth Social that his case was being mishandled and asked for his recusal, security was tightened around Chutkan.
After Special Counsel Jack Smith called a grand jury, Trump seized a plea of not guilty to all charges of conspiracy to rig election 2020.
Trump has previously been seen making negative remarks about prosecutors and judges involved in his cases. By contrast, in the case involving the classified information heard by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, one of his appointees, Trump may be seen as more restrained.
In another scenario, Trump was indicted in a silence case in new York in March, and he appeared to have called Manhattan Democratic District Attorney Alvin Bragg an “animal.”
The state judge assigned to the silence case, Juan Merchan, has also come under fire from Trump and his supporters. Before Merchan appeared in court in April, Trump called him a “highly partisan judge” and Merchan’s family “Trump haters.”
In this way, Trump and his supporters can be seen making remarks and threats to several officials.
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