Fulton County Sheriff’s Office looks into threats against jurors after Trump indictment

Officials in Fulton County, Ga. are looking into reported threats made against members of the county grand jury that indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others earlier this week.

“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 Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Thursday evening.

Under Georgia law, grand juror names are required to be made public once an indictment is unsealed. True to form, the names of the panelists were included in the 98-page bill handed up Monday night.

According to local officials, personal information such as juror addresses has since been disseminated on various social media platforms.

“We take this matter very seriously and are coordinating with our law enforcement partners to respond quickly to any credible threat and to ensure the safety of those individuals who carried out their civic duty,” the sheriff’s office continued.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicted Trump, 77, on 13 counts over his bid to reverse his 2020 election loss in the Peach State.

Those charges include violation of Georgia’s anti-racketeering law, conspiracy, false statements, and asking a public official to violate their oath of office.

Willis and other local officials received racist threats in the days preceding the indictment, prompting local officials to beef up security measures around the county courthouse in downtown Atlanta.

The Georgia investigation was triggered by a phone call Trump had on Jan. 2, 2021, with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which the 45th president stressed the need to “find, uh, 11,780 votes” — enough to reverse his loss to Joe Biden.

Trump has been given until Aug. 25 to surrender voluntarily, and CNN reported Thursday that he is expected to turn himself in next week.

“Remember, all of these Indictments, Federal, State, and Local, were conceived and generated by Crooked Joe Biden and his staff of Radical Left Lunatics and Thugs for purposes of interfering with the 2020 Presidential Election. None of these trials should be allowed to begin prior to the Election. Republicans must get tougher and smarter, FAST!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Thursday.

In all, Trump is facing 91 felony counts from four indictments, two of them federal cases.

Trump has so far pleaded not guilty to all charges and remains the frontrunner for the 2024 GOP nomination.