NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The Manhattan judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money case and his family have received "dozens" of threats since the former president's arraignment Tuesday, according to a report.
NBC News reported Wednesday that a special NYPD detail and state court officers have increased security for Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, as well as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and other court officials involved in Trump's case.
Threats have been made against those involved since Trump was arraigned on a 34-count felony indictment regarding his alleged role in hush money payments during the 2016 presidential campaign to two women who claim to have had affairs with him and an ex-doorman for Trump Tower who claimed to have information about a child he claimed Trump had out of wedlock.
Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges and is due to return to court in December.
During Tuesday's arraignment, Mercan cautioned Trump to refrain from rhetoric that could inflame or cause civil unrest.
Before facing Merchan in court, Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., shared a photo of the judge and his daughter on social media on Tuesday, alleging that she worked on Joe Biden's and Kamala Harris' presidential campaigns.
"Seems relevant…yet another connection in this hand-picked democrat show trial. The BS never ends folks," Trump Jr. said on Twitter and Truth Social.
The former president told supporters Tuesday night at his Mar-a-Lago estate that Merchan is "a Trump-hating judge with the Trump-hating wife and family whose daughter worked for Kamala Harris."
When asked about Trump's and others' criticisms of the judge and his family, New York court spokesman Lucian Chalfen told NBC News that neither the court nor Merchan had any comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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