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Trump Supporters Are Doxxing and Harassing Fulton County Grand Jurors Online — And It’s Disgusting

Some supporters of Donald Trump can be pretty disgusting; most of us already know this but some have reached an entirely different level of disgusting behavior.

According to MSNBC on Wednesday, some of the former president’s supporters are actually doxxing the grand jurors who indicted him and 18 other co-conspirators on charges of attempting to overthrow the 2020 presidential election, Mediaite reports.

“Let’s talk about what’s happening in Fulton County. We just got word that there are Trump supporters posting the grand jurors’ addresses online Security has already been ramped up down there. It’s been ramped up from the D.A., how is this likely going to affect things?” MSNBC’s Katy Tur asked.

“Certainly it’s something that Fani Willis has been concerned about — she has put everybody on notice in sort of an unusual way, sort of telegraphing when this indictment, if any, was going to come down because she was so worried about security,” senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett responded.

Earlier this month I reported that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was receiving disgustingly racist threats from Trump supporters, and this led her to warn her staff to be especially alert as the situation unfolds.

I guess there is no level that’s too low for some Trump supporters to go. Sad, and really kind of scary.

Jarrett added that while the names of grand jurors usually aren’t released, Georgia does things a bit differently.

“You know, a lot of times we never know grand jurors’ names. But Georgia law is different — it was trying to be more transparent, perhaps not appreciating that in a case like this, this is what happens. And so now that their names are out there and people are calling on doxxing their houses and harassing them, it’s certainly an unfortunate occurrence,” she said. “But the court can do anything about that. And anyone who makes threats or does something criminal can be prosecuted for that.”

According to NBC News, the names and addresses were posted on a “fringe website that often features violent rhetoric,” and added, “NBC News is choosing not to name the website…to avoid further spreading the information.” NBC also reports that the information was discovered by the non-partisan research group, Advance Democracy, Inc.

Monday, Willis began presenting her case to the grand jury, which only meets on Mondays and Tuesdays, and later that night they presented the sealed indictment to the court. The jury found probable cause to charge Trump with 13 felonies, including racketeering. Among his also-indicted co-conspirators? Attorneys Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Sidney Powell. Willis has given all 19 co-defendants until August 25 to voluntarily turn themselves in to the Fulton County Jail.

CBS News reports that multiple sources have said negotiations are underway for Trump to turn himself in, and according to two sources familiar with the planning, he will likely do so next week.

I’m sure the Trump fanatics will be there when he does turn himself in, so I hope plenty of precautions will be taken. If they’re brazen enough to start doxxing people and to do what they did on Jan. 6, 2021, who knows what some of these people could do?

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Megan has lived in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida and she currently lives in Central America. Living in these places has informed her writing on politics, science, and history. She is currently owned by 15 cats and 3 dogs and regularly owns Trump supporters when she has the opportunity. She can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GaiaLibra and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/politicalsaurus

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