The two cases brought by the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force reflect what public officials have described as the increasingly hostile atmosphere that emerged following the 2020 election and in advance of next month’s midterm elections.
was coming to close.“You’re gonna die, you piece of [expletive]. We’re going to hang you. We’re going to hang you,” the indictment said.on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which described how threats levied against local election administrators only grew after the violence in Washington.
In an interview Thursday, Hickman, 57, expressed gratitude that an arrest had been made — but said more action was needed.Hickman resisted efforts by allies of President Donald Trump to prevent certification of the results in the county that helped deliver Trump’s loss.
“I’m gratified that something is finally happening,” Hickman said. But he called for leaders in Arizona and elsewhere to speak out against the increasing threats.that they had reviewed more than 1,000 hostile threats against election workers over the past year, leading to federal charges in five cases and one conviction.
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, who leads the task force, said at the time that the problem was becoming increasingly rampant across the country. He detailed graphically violent threats that have targeted election officials in Nevada, Michigan, Arizona and other states.The Jan. 6 insurrection
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