{"id":1795314,"date":"2023-01-04T17:04:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T22:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795314"},"modified":"2023-01-04T17:05:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T22:05:02","slug":"doj-prosecutes-jan-6-as-it-encourages-intimidation-of-scotus-justices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-prosecutes-jan-6-as-it-encourages-intimidation-of-scotus-justices\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Prosecutes Jan 6. It Encourages intimidation of SCOTUS Judges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-prosecutes-jan-6-as-it-encourages-intimidation-of-scotus-justices%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795314&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/B4_Trotter1_c0-308-2200-1591_s1200x700.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"article-category\"><strong>OPINION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the anniversary of Jan. 6, riot at U.S. Capitol Building, you might wonder if Attorney General Merrick Grland will listen to his words. \u201caddress the rising violence and criminal threats of violence\u201d Judges. His Department of Justice must end the intimidation of public officials to influence their discharge of official duties.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t hold your breath.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Garland\u2019s DOJ has unleashed the fury of federal prosecution against nearly a thousand Jan. 6 defendants, sparing no effort in tracking down, prosecuting and punishing those involved.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all this, he refuses to listen to threats of violence and intimidation made at the residences of Supreme Court justices in Dobbs v. Jackson. The May 2022 leaked draft majority opinion of Dobbs v. Jackson which returned abortion policy to each state&#8217;s voters by overturning Roe v. Wade or Casey v. Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Garland has warned against intimidation of public officials.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhile spirited debate about policy matters is protected under our Constitution, that protection does not extend to threats of violence or efforts to intimidate individuals based on their views,\u201d He once said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no place for partisanship in the enforcement of the law. This Justice Department will not tolerate any such abuse of authority,\u201d He also promised.<\/p>\n<p>Since almost a year, vicious threats against each of the Republican presidents&#8217; justices have been constant.<\/p>\n<p>The terrorizing tactics of supporters for abortion access against justices and their families was covered by the mainstream media at one point. A violent leftist attempted to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home, but failed.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Roske was charged with attempted murder of Supreme Court justice. Roske claimed to police that he was angry about the leaked draft of Dobbs&#8217; majority opinion and had written online messages in support. \u201cI\u2019m gonna stop Roe v Wade from being overturned\u201d You can act to \u201cRemove some people from the Supreme Court.\u201d He said: \u201cI could get a least one, which would change the votes for decades to come, and I am shooting for 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Garland does not draw a line at attempted assassination. Federal law, however, is much more protective of federal judges&#8217; homes. \u201cProtests at a person\u2019s home carry with them the implicit threat of violence and can be designed to stoke fear for their personal and their families\u2019 safety,\u201d Sen. Lindsey Graham protested Mr. Garland in a letter.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, federal law prohibits demonstrations or picketing outside federal judges\u2019 homes that are intended to influence a judge in the exercise of the judge\u2019s duty. The statute was cited by Mr. Graham to the attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Garland understands the law. He lacks the drive to enforce it fairly. He is refusing to prosecute illegal intimidation against Supreme Court justices with as much vigor as the DOJ applied to Jan. 6 defendants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chief Justice John Roberts, in a new year-end report on federal judiciary, warns that judges should not be omitted. \u201ccannot and should not live in fear\u201d And that \u201cwe must support judges by ensuring their safety.\u201d The report does not mention the attacks on the homes of Supreme Court justices, and it omits to discuss the 2022 assassination attempt against Justice Kavanaugh.<\/p>\n<p>The report does, however, describe the 2020 murder of 20-year-old Danny Anderl, who answered the door to his home and took an assassin\u2019s bullet intended for his mother, federal Judge Esther Salas of New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>If the attorney general doesn&#8217;t enforce the law against criminals who try to intimidate or threaten judges in their own homes, it is unlikely that judges across the country feel secure.<\/p>\n<p>Although Mr. Garland is enthusiastically leading over 900 prosecutions of Jan. 6 offenses, \u201cin defense of our democratic institutions,\u201d The White House encourages intimidation and threats at the homes of Supreme Court justices.<\/p>\n<p>Jen Psaki, the then-White House press secretary, unabashedly answered questions about illegal protests: \u201cWe certainly continue to encourage that outside of judges\u2019 homes and that\u2019s the president\u2019s position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Psaki dismissed the illegality of her conduct and argued, \u201cJust because people are passionate, it does not mean they\u2019re violent.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that completely ignores the aforementioned federal law \u2014 in other words, the kind of behavior of the organized groups that continue to target the homes of the Supreme Court justices.<\/p>\n<p>It overlooks the fact many of the 900 federal criminal prosecutions that began Jan. 6 involved nonviolent behavior.<\/p>\n<p>The chief justice\u2019s year-end report underscores the \u201cimportance of rule by law instead of by mob.\u201d While Mr. Garland enthusiastically applied this sentiment to the Jan. 6 Riot participants, he ignores ongoing criminal activity outside the homes and offices of Supreme Court justices.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2022 Gayle Trotter is an attorney and political analyst based in Washington. Follow Gayle Trotter on Twitter at @gayletrotter<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPINION: On the anniversary of Jan. 6, riot at U.S. Capitol Building, you might wonder if Attorney General Merrick Grland will listen to his words. \u201caddress the rising violence and criminal threats of violence\u201d Judges. His Department of Justice must end the intimidation of public officials to influence their discharge of official duties. 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