'May God strike them dead': Trump supporters vow to dox jurors and make them 'miserable'

31 May 2024

Just one day after a jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial, his most fervent supporters are now working to identify members of the jury in order to wage a harassment campaign.

NBC News reported that in various online communities popular with supporters of the 45th president of the United States, users are already posting death threats to jurors and promises to "dox" them, or post sensitive personal information. One post on the online forum The Donald that was quickly taken down by moderators read, "dox the jurors. Dox them now."

"We need to identify each juror. Then make them miserable. Maybe even suicidal," someone on The Donald wrote after the verdict was announced.

NBC News reporter Ryan Reilly — who previously reported that one member of The Donald was convicted for assaulting police officers in the January 6, 2021 insurrection — also found similar sentiments on Truth Social. The social media platform owned by the former president was reportedly rife with angry comments after Trump was officially convicted on all 34 felony counts.

"I hope every juror is doxxed and they pay for what they have done," one Truth Social user posted. "May God strike them dead. We will on November 5th and they will pay!"

Elsewhere, far-right activists also appeared to be planning political violence in response to the verdict. According to Reilly, members of the far-right Proud Boys gang (whose leader was sentenced to 22 years in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy) posted on the app Telegram that they were preparing for "war."

"Now you understand. To save your nation, you must fight. The time to respond is now. Franco Friday has begun," a Proud Boys member wrote. "Franco Friday" is a reference to far-right fascist dictator Generalissimo Francisco Franco, whose Spanish civil war and "White Terror" campaign killed as many as 400,000 people.

According to Reilly, Trump supporters have a history of actually acting on threats posted online. Trump supporters reacted to the former president's indictment in the Fulton County, Georgia election interference investigation by posting the names and addresses of members of the grand jury.

On Christmas Day of last year, Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith was targeted in a "swatting" attempt, in which a phony call is made to a police department alleging a situation at an address requiring a SWAT team to respond. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing Trump's DC election interference case, was also swatted.

Those posting threats to jurors include January 6 defendants who have been convicted, sentenced and served their time. One post from a convicted January 6 participant depicted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and a noose, with the text, "January 20, 2025 traitors Get The Rope," which is referring to inauguration day for whomever wins the November election.

Click here to read Reilly's full NBC News report.

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