Trump supporters just can't stop threatening court officials

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the ruling to remove Donald Trump from the Colorado primary ballot is part of a scheme by Democrats to help Trump win, but someone needs to tell that to Trump supporters. As NBC News reports, threats against the Colorado justices have been pouring in since the ruling was announced. Those threats include beheading judges and murdering their children.

For months, Republicans have been repeating claims about the supposed “weaponization” of the Justice Department. House Republicans have been working on plans to punish both the Department of Justice and the FBI. That has included efforts to defund the department and to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland.

All of this has come over a constant drumbeat of false statements from Trump in which he has repeatedly blamed President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers for his own criminal indictments and even his civil cases. At the same time, Trump has demeaned judges, court officials, and prosecutors in a way that invites his followers to join in the harassment. And on Wednesday evening, Trump made his threats even more ominous.