Judges overseeing Trump cases in New York and DC are latest targets as bogus ‘swatting’ calls surge

By JEFF AMY and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Bomb threats and false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials, state capitols and courthouses have surged in recent weeks, including some connected to court cases against former president Donald Trump. Judges presiding over cases against him in New York and Washington have been targeted, as well as the Justice Department special counsel handling the federal charges against him. Multiple other public officials across the political spectrum as well as state capitols and courthouses around the country have also been targeted. The FBI said Thursday it takes the widespread increase in threats seriously and every hoax threat puts people at risk and wastes government resources.