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Story · August 20, 2023

Georgia grand jurors threatened after Trump indictment

By The Daily Fuckup Newsroom · From August 20, 2023: The day Trump’s Georgia wreckage hardened into a legal cage

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Correction: Correction: Fulton County officials said they were investigating threats against grand jurors on Aug. 17 after personal information about some jurors circulated online following the Aug. 14 indictment.

Georgia officials said they were investigating threats against Fulton County grand jurors after personal information linked to the panel was shared online in the days following Donald Trump’s Aug. 14 indictment in the election-interference case. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said on Aug. 17 that its investigators were working with local, state and federal law enforcement to track the source of the threats and respond to any credible danger. ([fultoncountyga.gov](https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/news/2023/08/17/threats-against-fulton-county-grand-jurors?utm_source=openai))

The sheriff’s office said it was aware that members of the grand jury had been targeted after their information appeared on various platforms. It said the matter was being treated seriously and that officials were moving quickly to protect the people involved. The announcement came three days after the indictment was returned and before any trial date or major courtroom fight in the case. ([fultoncountyga.gov](https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/news/2023/08/17/threats-against-fulton-county-grand-jurors?utm_source=openai))

The indictment filed Aug. 14 named Trump and 18 co-defendants in a 41-count case tied to efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election result. Once the charging document was unsealed, the jurors’ identities and related personal details drew fresh attention online, turning a routine civic duty into a security issue. ([democracydocket.com](https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/23sc188947-criminal-indictment-1.pdf?utm_source=openai))

The episode is a blunt reminder of what can happen when a high-profile prosecution leaves the legal lane and lands on ordinary people. Jurors are supposed to be shielded from pressure, not pulled into public retaliation because they did their jobs. In this case, the first consequence after the indictment was not a motion or a hearing. It was a law-enforcement response to keep grand jurors safe. ([fultoncountyga.gov](https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/news/2023/08/17/threats-against-fulton-county-grand-jurors?utm_source=openai))

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