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'Somebody is Going to Get Killed': Families of 11 Judges Who Ruled Against Trump Facing Death Threats
Federal judges who have ruled against Donald Trump are facing a wave of threats — and now, their families are in the crosshairs. At least 11 judges and their loved ones have been targeted.
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Federal judges who have ruled against Donald Trump are facing a wave of threats — and now, their families are in the crosshairs.
At least 11 judges and their loved ones have been targeted, according to Reuters, and the harassment has taken a dark turn: fake pizza deliveries, online abuse, and death threats. The threats are coming from Trump supporters and far-right influencers after rulings that go against the president’s agenda.
One of the most disturbing cases involves U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who ruled that officials could face criminal contempt for deporting migrants in violation of a court order. Elon Musk then helped spotlight Boasberg’s daughter by sharing a post about her. What followed was a flood of abuse.
“The president’s supporters unleashed a wave of threats and menacing posts,” Reuters reported. “And they didn’t just target the judge. Some attacked Boasberg’s brother. Others blasted his daughter. Some demanded the family’s arrest – or execution.”
Another judge, John McConnell, also saw his family dragged into it. After he ruled that Trump had no authority to freeze federal grants, far-right activist Laura Loomer posted a photo of his daughter online. Musk amplified it to his 219 million followers on X. That unleashed 600+ calls and emails, many of them threatening violence.
“Loomer continued her attacks with nine more posts in the ensuing days,” Reuters said.
Judges aren’t just worried. They’re scared. Some are being watched. Others have had their family members tracked down and harassed.
Even U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been targeted. After she ruled against freezing foreign aid, U.S. Marshals started investigating anonymous Domino’s pizza deliveries to her home — and to others. The name on those deliveries? Daniel Anderl — the name of a judge’s son who was murdered in 2020 by a man posing as a delivery driver.
Law enforcement sees these pizza deliveries not as pranks, but as clear threats: a message that “we know where you live.”
One judge told Reuters that someone sent a pizza to his house using his wife’s real name and email address after he ruled against Trump.
“His spouse was ‘alarmed and chilled’ that a stranger knew her personal information,” Reuters wrote.
Security has been stepped up. U.S. Marshals are reviewing protocols and notifying police. But judges say this will get worse — especially with Trump’s repeated public attacks on the courts.
“Somebody is going to get killed,” said the judge whose wife was targeted. “That’s where it all leads eventually, and I think that’s what we’re all terrified about.”
