The DOJ is investigating dozens of threats against election workers

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Source: NBC News

March 25, 2024, 6:03 PM EDT


The Department of Justice is investigating dozens of threats made to election workers, federal officials said Monday, and has charged 20 individuals so far. “These are the first responders of democracy and we will continue to investigate and prosecute those who would threaten to do them harm,” said Gary Restaino, U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, at a press conference highlighting the recent convictions.

Thirteen of the 20 charged individuals have been convicted. Of the ten who have been sentenced already, seven have received prison sentences of more than 18 months, “signaling how serious federal courts are taking this conduct,” said John Keller, a DOJ official who leads day-to-day operations of the agency’s Election Threats Task Force.

“This new era in which the election community is scapegoated, targeted, and attacked, is unconscionable and in addition to the obvious toll taken on individual victims, risks depleting the ranks of experienced election officials vital to the effective administration of our elections,” said Keller, whose task force helps local officials proactively search for, investigate and prosecute threats to election workers.

Two of the convicted individuals were sentenced in March for making threats against former Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat who is now the state’s governor.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/doj-investigating-dozens-threats-election-workers-rcna145014

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[bluestarone]

1. THIS is one of the most vital problems that needs to be dealt with.

Cannot let this get to be a big problem come election time!!

[Cheezoholic]

2. Agree bigtime. That numbers what has been reported I'm assuming

Id bet the real number is at least 200 times that. These election workers in these low population rural areas (where a lot of the Trumpanzee psycho's live) are extremely vulnerable, trust me, I live there. It doesn't take much to scare people out here especially if the badge is swinging in the corn with the perpetrators.

[Think. Again.]

3. I should hope so! but then, you know, that AG guy.

[PSPS]

4. "The DOJ is investigating ..." usually means nothing will be done at least for a few years.

[NanaCat]

8. And yet 13 of 20 have already been convicted

Grinding slow and fine, but getting the necessary result in the end.

A lesson is in there, you know.

[PSPS]

9. Only the easy low-hanging fruit.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Good Grief! What does it take for these idiots to learn??

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[BumRushDaShow]

6. It's that Wiley E. Coyote syndrome

[Rhiannon12866]

7. LOL! Exactly! They never do learn...