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Trump's verbal attacks on judges inspire calls for violence

As Donald Trump casts the judges and prosecutors in his trials as corrupt tools of the Biden administration, his followers are responding online with frequent calls for violence against the jurists.

In a review of posts on three pro-Donald Trump websites, including Truth Social, Reuters documented more than 150 posts since March 1 calling for physical violence against judges handling three of Trump's highest-profile cases.

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The courtroom where New York Justice Juan Merchan is hearing the criminal trial of Trump. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid.

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