US judges ruling against Trump barraged with abuse and threats, experts warn

[marmar]

(Guardian UK) US judges who have increasingly rebuked the Trump administration’s harsh deportation agenda and other Maga policies are facing intense verbal assaults from the president and his allies, which seem to be spurring other dangerous threats against judges, say legal experts and former judges.

The Trump administration’s escalating fight with the courts has come as more than 200 lawsuits have challenged executive orders and policies on multiple issues including immigrant deportations, penalizing law firms with links to political foes, agency spending and workforce cuts, and other matters.

The wave of litigation has resulted in more than 100 executive orders by Trump and other initiatives being halted temporarily or paused by court rulings from judges appointed by both Democrats and Republicans including some by Trump.

Increasingly, ex-judges and legal experts warn the verbal attacks by Trump, his attorney general, Pam Bondi, and Maga allies are creating a hostile climate that endangers the safety of judges and their families. .................(more)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/17/trump-judges-courts-threats

[J_William_Ryan]

1. And

it’s Trump Cult members who endanger the safety of judges and their families.

[peggysue2]

2. This is a direct assault on the rule of law

Agent Orange and his sycophants are desperate to break the judiciary so they have an open field to their lawlessness, greed and absolute power. The attacks on judges and lawyers will continue. The question is how long can/will the judiciary hold?

[Nobel_Twaddle_III]

3. Perhaps Bondi should investigate this instead of threatening a meme post of 86/47

In other words to her F'ing job.