Federal Judge Overseeing Trump D.C. Criminal Case Threatened (1)

Aug. 16, 2023, 9:19 PM UTCUpdated: Aug. 16, 2023, 9:35 PM UTC

A Texas woman has been charged with threatening the federal judge overseeing the criminal case in Washington that accuses former President Donald Trump of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results.

Abigail Jo Shry allegedly called the chambers of Judge Tanya Chutkan on the US District Court of the District of Columbia and left a message Aug. 5 threatening to kill anyone who goes after the former president, according to court documents filed Aug. 11 in a federal district court in Houston.

“You are in our sights, we want to kill you,” Shry allegedly said in the message.

The voicemail ...

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