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Judge overseeing Trump election case targeted by fake emergency call in latest wave of false swatting reports

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WASHINGTON, DC – In a concerning development, the residence of U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the federal election subversion case against former President Donald Trump, was the target of a fake emergency call on Sunday night. This incident is part of a troubling trend involving false swatting reports at the homes of public officials in recent days. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Washington, D.C. home linked to Judge Chutkan after receiving a report of a shooting around 10 p.m. However, it was soon discovered that … Read more

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan Targeted in ‘Swatting’ Call Amid Trump’s Criminal Election Interference Case

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, presiding over former President Donald Trump’s criminal election interference case, has become the target of a potentially dangerous prank known as “swatting.” On Sunday evening, law enforcement received a false report of an active shooting at Judge Chutkan’s residence, prompting a swift response from the Metropolitan Police Department. Fortunately, officers quickly determined that no shooting had occurred and Judge Chutkan was unharmed. The incident, believed to be an act of swatting, involves falsely reporting a crime to elicit an aggressive response from law enforcement, including specialized SWAT … Read more

St. Thomas Lawyer Answers the Call: Representing Capitol Riot Defendant in D.C.

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A lawyer based in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, has been summoned to Washington, D.C., to defend a client involved in the Capitol storming on January 6. Matthew Campbell, a federal public defender, is facing a demanding schedule as he handles two high-profile cases in his local jurisdiction while also taking on the responsibilities of representing individuals charged in connection with the uprising. The federal government has enlisted the support of lawyers from across the country, including Alaska and Puerto Rico, to aid in the prosecution of more than half of the cases related to … Read more

Echoes of the Capitol Insurrection: Trump’s Call to ‘Guard the Vote’ Raises Concerns of a Dark Future for Democracy

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Washington, D.C. – Three years after the harrowing events of Jan. 6, 2021, echoes of the Capitol insurrection continue to reverberate through our democracy. Former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s leading candidate for the 2024 presidential nomination, has urged his supporters to “guard the vote.” This dangerous rhetoric has already led to armed vigilantes standing watch at Arizona polls in 2022. Experts in a comprehensive 2023 survey by Protect Democracy and the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University warned that political violence is eroding democracy in the United States. As we enter a … Read more