Donald Trump Indictment: Georgia Grand Jurors' Info Leaked, Authorities Investigating Threats

By Rick Martin Aug 17 2023, 21:56 PM EDT

The names of the Georgia Grand Jury that indicted former President Donald Trump have been leaked, leading to fears that they may be attacked as the ex-POTUS is known to spur his followers on to acts of violence, as seen on January 6.

Local law enforcement, including the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, is now investigating threats related to the Trump Georgia indictment, with the office releasing this statement, "Our investigators are working closely with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to track down the origin of threats in Fulton County and other jurisdictions."

The purported names and addresses of the Fulton County grand jury were posted on social media. The posts were then tracked by Advance Democracy, a non-profit research organization led by former FBI investigator and staffer for the Senate Intelligence Committee, Dan Jones.

Advance Democracy reportedly found posts that used violent rhetoric against not just Fulton County DA Fani Willis but also against members of that Georgia grand jury.

Jones spoke with Reuters and stated that Trump and his allies have been "inspiring violent language and threats" online.

"The latest threats against jury members shows you don't have to be a politician or government official to be the target. It's critical that the Fulton County Sheriff's Office take this matter seriously. Equally important is that political leaders on the right denounce these threats and the statements that inspire them," he warned.

Donald Trump has had a history of threatening those who have come after him, including special counsel Jack Smith and DA Fani Willis. He infamously posted on social media, "IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I'M COMING AFTER YOU!" This earned him a warning from the judge, though the former president ignored those warnings a few days later and attacked the judge on a Truth Social post.

Trump previously posted the Washington DC address of former President Barack Obama. A Trump supporter and former January 6 rioter was then arrested near the Obama home with bomb-making materials.

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Willis is centering her case against Trump and his 18 co-defendants around the idea that the 19 co-conspirators worked together "knowingly and willfully" as part of a broad conspiracy to attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. This was why Willis used the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization law or RICO against the suspects.

According to NPR, Georgia prosecutors have looked into tweets and speeches made by Trump and others as they claimed publicly that the elections were stolen. As the filing showed, Trump tweeted on several occasions that there was alleged fraud and ballot stuffing in Georgia.

These claims have been debunked, but Trump still claims this today. Experts say that Trump's attorneys are expected to argue that these posts, even if false, are protected by the 1st Amendment.

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Trump is also trying to win the "Court of Public Opinion" as he runs for president again. To do this, he promised a press conference to "refute" the allegations against him in Georgia. This is all to cast doubt about the case.

However, sources with knowledge of what is happening on Trump's side have told ABC News that the ex-president's own legal advisers have told him that such a press conference would be a bad idea as presenting "dubious claims of voter fraud will only complicate his legal problems."

With this, they have advised him to cancel that press conference, though so far, Donald Trump still has not yet done so as he promised that it will happen on Monday at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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