At a hearing, Jack Smith says Donald Trump suggested in the elections case that witness General Mark Milley should be put to death, and said "if you come after me, I'm coming after you." Smith says Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter faced vile, racist death threats because of what Trump said about them, giving prosecutors "an absolute basis" to seek protection from obstruction.
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- Jack Smith
- Where
- hearing - Senate hearing (committee not named)
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Donald Trump in our case, in the elections case later, suggested that a witness, General Mark Milley, should be put to death. He said, if you come after me, I'm coming after you. Election workers in Georgia, Ruby Freeman and her daughter faced vile, racist death threats because of the things that Donald Trump said and how he targeted her. We had an absolute basis to seek protection of our investigation from that sort of obstruction.
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