US judge in Trump’s election case subject of apparent ‘swatting’ incident

An unnamed person at the home told police “she was not injured and that there was no one in her home”, according to the police report. Officers found nothing at the location.

Trump seeks disqualification of US judge in federal election case

A spokesperson for Chutkan’s court did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday. The news was earlier reported by NBC and CNN.

The incident came amid concerns about a rising number of threats against judges nationwide. A Texas woman was arrested in August and charged with threatening to kill Chutkan.

A federal appeal court on Tuesday will hear an appeal by Trump, a Republican, of a ruling by Chutkan denying his bid to dismiss the election charges based on his claim of immunity.

Judge who said ‘presidents are not kings’ is handling Trump’s new case

Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the prosecution, has argued Trump was acting as a candidate, not a president, when he pressured officials to overturn the election results and encouraged his supporters to march to the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Smith has accused Trump of a multipronged conspiracy to hinder the counting and certification of his 2020 defeat, culminating in the January 6 attack. Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges including defrauding the government and obstructing Congress.