Trump's Civil Fraud Trial Sparks Wave of Threats and Political Violence

Court officials have detailed a "deluge" of threats against a judge and his law clerk in Donald Trump's $250 million civil fraud trial. The threats, deemed credible, prompted the court to work with the FBI and Homeland Security to implement security measures. Trump's social media post falsely claiming a relationship between the law clerk and Senator Chuck Schumer resulted in hundreds of threatening voicemail messages. The law clerk has also been subjected to daily harassment, disparaging comments, and antisemitic tropes. The gag order, temporarily lifted, may be reimposed pending a decision by the appeals court. Trump is also facing a legal battle over a gag order in the federal election interference case against him.