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Violent Threats Against US Judges Are Skyrocketing Online

David Gilbert

created: May 14, 2025, 5:04 p.m. | updated: May 17, 2025, 1:22 p.m.

Violent threats and calls for impeachment on social media platforms against US judges have skyrocketed by 327 percent since last year, according to new research from the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE). Many of the posts are violent and politically charged. President Trump will always stand for law and order and the US Constitution,” White House spokesperson Harrison Fields tells WIRED. Judge John Coughenour was subjected to a bomb threat and a swatting attack in January after ruling against the Trump administration. “There’s no question that we’re seeing a normalization of bigoted, violent, and other harmful speech on mainstream platforms,” Wendy Via, the CEO and president of GPAHE tells WIRED.

3 weeks, 3 days ago: WIRED