Trump prosecutor Fani Willis faces racist abuse after indicting ex-US president

[ImNotGod]

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Source: Guardian

Trump prosecutor Fani Willis faces racist abuse after indicting ex-US president
Georgia prosecutor subjected to flurry of threats after Trump makes thinly veiled reference to N-word after latest charges

Fani Willis, the Fulton county district attorney in Georgia who is prosecuting Donald Trump and 18 other allies over efforts to overturn the 2020 election, is facing a flurry of racist online abuse after the former president attacked his opponents using the word “riggers”, a thinly veiled play on the N-word.

Hours after Willis had released the indictments on Monday night, Trump went on his social media platform Truth Social calling for all charges to be dropped and predicting he would exonerated. He did not mention Willis by name, but accused prosecutors of pursuing the wrong criminal targets.

Trump’s allusion to the racial slur was immediately picked up by his supporters on far-right platforms including Gab and Patriots.win. The sites hosted hundreds of posts featuring “riggers” in their headlines in a disparaging context.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/16/trump-attack-georgia-prosecutor-slur

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[SWBTATTReg]

1. Figures. Only djt's fans partake in this disgusting show of how racist they truly are.

Bigots all, and anyone pretending otherwise is just as bad and isn't fooling anyone.

[johnnyfins]

11. I have TFG cultists

In my family and in my group of former friends. The racism is what turned me off the most. So fucking ignorant.

[Mz Pip]

2. Stay classy, haters

They think they’re being clever but in reality they all have the collective IQ on CoolWhip.

[Abolishinist]

4. Are you saying they're on Cool Whip?

You could be onto something, as nitrous oxide can cause, among other things, uncontrollable laughter, nausea, confusion, and loss of consciousness.

[vlyons]

3. I'm sure it doesn't disturb her one bit

Probably not the first time she's heard racist taunts. The just steel her to continue to do her job. She will convict him

[Alexander Of Assyria]

8. Online hate...on ignore...for poor souls it's what online is mostly for...wont disturb Justice either.

How many trials have changed one iota due to online hate??

The learned prosecutor gets it, given the history of ignoring hate for the last 2 years of this painstaking investigation…intimidation is not going to happen.

I only wish the nation or any state had actual anti hate laws, like Canada.

So we must suffer this hate in the ether and hope it doesn’t spill into the real world…which is what hatespeech laws are meant to prevent,

[Marthe48]

18. Ms. Willis was on TRMS before the investigation began

When asked about threats and racism, she said, "I am aware that I'm a black woman, as many of the emails pointed out." Words to that effect. I felt in love with her courage right then

[Brainfodder]

5. So sly Donnie, you still can't move up to the adult table with racist BS and you should know that!

Racist suck, nice people swallow and think it through all the while fighting off potential brain & stomach distress listening or reading about these awful assholes?

[Magoo48]

6. Not unexpected from a party who's collectively dumber than a sack of hair.

[niyad]

7. And, unlike the magats, a bag of hair is useful. It deters deer, and can be

used in place of emory sand in making pin cushion (yes, people still make and use them!).

[Magoo48]

10. Well, there you have it then.

[Mr.Bill]

9. I predict sometime before the presidential election

Trump will be full-on using the N word. And so will many of his supporters. He will try to normalize the word again. Ever notice how it seems to be okay now on cable news to say "bullshit"?

[johnnyfins]

13. im really surprised he hasn't yet

I think him and his minions are a bunch of pussies. They obviously WANT to say it. Have some balls, then. Watch out for the fallout though. May be a lot of face punches in the street. And 100% deserved.

[durablend]

12. But according to DU

He really did mean "riggers" and everyone thinking otherwise is smearing a nice man

[NH Ethylene]

15. One can visualize his thinking process as it developed.

Starting with his favorite technique: projection. "I didn't rig the election; they are the riggers!"

Then a little giggle as he slowly realizes what 'riggers' rhymes with. He continues to say it, but with a little smirk that he thinks looks sly, so the racist followers 'get it.' And being incredibly slow-witted people, one by one they stretch to the limits of their intellect to 'get the joke.'

[NH Ethylene]

14. He must be apoplectic that a black woman has him by the cojones.

It must be hard to think you are mightily superior to someone who then puts your ass in a sling. Thus the childish reversion to racist name-calling.

[Johnny2X2X]

16. Riggers

He knew what he was doing and how it would be read. And here’s the proof. Sick racists.

[sagetea]

17. They can try to dirty her name all they want..

and she will wear their hatred like war paint. She really is a queen!

Ho`

sage

[The Wizard]

19. I'm shocked to learn

Trump supporters are bigoted terrorists.