Donald Trump Arrest: Judge Presiding the Case, Family Get Threats After Arraignment

After the widely watched Donald Trump arrest, Judge Juan Merchan has been receiving "dozens" of threats, according to one official.

The official did not give the exact time frame for the threats, which were not only addressed to the presiding judge of the case but also to Merchan's family, according to two sources who told NBC News.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg also unsubstantiated threats, including his office's other top. They were in the form of calls, emails, and letters.

The NYPD detail assigned to the District Attorney's office is providing additional security to all affected staff. Meanwhile, court officers are ramping up security for the judge and the whole court as a precaution.

Employees' online bios at the district attorney's office were removed from the website, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The removal comes after troubling posts on social media, which included Truth Social.

The former president himself has issued online attacks against Merchan and Bragg ahead of his court appearance, using his own Truth Social account.

He called Merchan a "highly partisan judge," adding that his family members were "Trump haters." He went on to say that the judge's daughter "worked for Kamala," and the "Biden-Harris campaign."

Donald Trump Attacks Judge, District Attorney

Donald Trump called Bragg a "radical left George Soros-backed prosecutor." He also repeated allegations without evidence that Bragg's wife leaked his indictment on social media, as reported by New York Daily News.

It prompted the New York judge to warn the former president to "refrain" from social media posts that could potentially incite violence.

The Hill reported that Merchan's warning comes after Trump called for protests ahead of his indictment and even suggested that charges could result in "potential death and destruction."

New York Law School Professor Rebecca Roiphe, a former Manhattan DA prosecutor, said that normally a judge would say that it was interfering with the proceedings and would disallow him from doing that.

People would have to see at what point Trump "tries the judge's patience," added Roiphe.

Donald Trump Arrest

Trump's arrest marks a first in U.S. history. No former presidents surrendered to law enforcement.

Bragg charged Trump with 34 felony counts for falsifying New York business records through a "catch and kill" scheme concealing damaging information and unlawful activity before the 2016 election.

USA Today noted that the case revolved around the $130,000 hush money payments that Trump made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Prosecutors also looked at a $30,000 payment to a former Trump Tower doorman, who claimed to have a "story about a child Trump had out of wedlock."

They also cited a separate $150,000 payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal to silence her regarding an alleged affair before the 2016 election.

There is no state law that does not allow hush money payments. However, Bragg argued that Trump falsified business records to hide monthly reimbursement payments he made to Michael Cohen for legal services.

Bragg went on to say that Trump falsified statements to "cover up crimes relating to the 2016 election."

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Written by: Mary Webber

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