To be a Republican politician in the age of Donald Trump is to live under the threat of violence from his most fanatical and aggressive followers.
After former Representative Peter Meijer of Michigan voted to impeach President Trump in the House in the same case, he purchased body armor as a precaution against the threats on his life.
Republicans who voted against Representative Jim Jordan — a staunch Trump ally — for House speaker during last year’s leadership standoff received death threats targeting themselves and their families.
Jack Smith, the federal special counsel who is leading multiple criminal investigations into Trump, was also the victim of swatting.
So was Shenna Bellows, the Maine secretary of state who removed the former president from the state primary ballot.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, Peter Meijer of, Trump, Jim Jordan —, —, It’s, provocateur, Tanya S, Chutkan, Jack Smith, Shenna Bellows
Organizations:
Republican, Capitol, Peter Meijer of Michigan, Congress, Trump
Locations:
Utah, Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Maine