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Trump supporters threaten violence against jurors

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This is not the first time jurors involved in legal action against Mr Trump have been under threat.

The names of members of the Georgia Grand Jury who voted to indict Mr Trump in September 2023, for his attempt to overturn the election in the state, which was narrowly won by Joe Biden, were circulated on far-Right internet groups.

Another tactic is “swatting”, making false alarm calls to the police triggering a response by armed “SWAT” teams.

This was a tactic used against Shenna Bellows, Maine’s Secretary of State, after she ruled that Mr Trump should be excluded from the 2024 presidential ballot.

“Unfortunately, social media has given rise to a whole generation of amateur sleuthing that lacks journalism standards and ethics, leading to countless examples of mistaken identities and wrongful accusations,” Ben Decker, the chief executive of Memetica, a threat analysis company, told CNN.

The Telegraph has approached the Trump campaign for comment.

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