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The purported names and addresses of grand jurors who indicted Donald Trump were posted online by Trump supporters on a fringe website known for violent rhetoric. This prompted security concerns for the jurors and district attorney's office. A research group found the jurors' information being spread across other sites along with false claims about their political views. The indictment itself does not include such private details. After Trump referred to "riggers" online, supporters appeared to use that term in place of a racial slur in discussing the jurors. Both the sheriff's office handling Trump's surrender and the FBI declined to comment on grand jury security matters. The posting of jurors' private information has led to death threats against them from some Trump supporters online.

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[-] spaghettiwestern@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago

Grand jury identities are public information in Georgia.

[-] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 47 points 1 year ago

True but including their addresses and reposting those along with misinformation about their politics to a board known for violent rhetoric is a major escalation intended to threaten the jurors

[-] Rentlar@beehaw.org 16 points 1 year ago

If someone is accused of "inciting insurrectionist followers", and certain followers display insurrectionist behaviour... 🤔

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