ATLANTA — The purported names and addresses of members of the grand jury that
Tuesday — after Trump posted on his social media website that authorities were going “after those that fought to find the RIGGERS!” — Advance Democracy said Trump supporters were “using the term ‘rigger’ in lieu of a racial slur” in posts.
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, which is handling the surrender of Trump and his co-defendants over the next 10 days, declined to comment.
“We are not commenting on any issues related to grand jury security,” said Natalie Ammons, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office.
The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The grand jurors have come under attack in the days since Trump’s indictment, the fourth criminal indictment brought against the twice-impeached former president.
“These jurors have signed their death warrant by falsely indicting President Trump,” a post on a pro-Trump forum read in response to a post including the names of jurors, which was viewed by NBC News.
Blayne Alexander reported from Atlanta and Reilly from Washington.
Charlie Gile contributed.