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struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 08:20 PM Feb 2017

Trump attacks on judiciary raise safety concerns for judges

Last Updated Feb 11, 2017 6:56 PM EST

SEATTLE -- When a judge who helped derail President Trump’s travel ban was hit with online threats, the abuse raised safety concerns among jurists across the country, and experts are worried that the president’s own attacks on the judiciary could make judges a more inviting target ...

“I know there’s a fear among the judiciary with what’s being said,” said John Muffler, a former U.S. marshal who teaches security at the Reno, Nevada-based National Judicial College. He cited professional contacts and email exchanges with judges ...


http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-attacks-judiciary-safety-concerns-judges/

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Trump attacks on judiciary raise safety concerns for judges (Original Post) struggle4progress Feb 2017 OP
... Lucinda Feb 2017 #1
In Politics there are things you do not do. Wellstone ruled Feb 2017 #2
K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2017 #3
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. In Politics there are things you do not do.
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 08:29 PM
Feb 2017

Trump has poisoned the well of good faith and dignity. This will haunt him the rest of his life. Once you piss off your friends and the folks who could help your ideals,you join the ranks of your enemies.

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