Donald Trump's hardcore supporters did not take it well on Thursday when Georgia Judge Scott McAfee issued a 14-page ruling reaffirming that the former president should stand trial on RICO charges for attempted 2020 election interference after his lawyers asked for yet another dismissal of the charges.
Attorneys for Trump maintained the charges should be dismissed on First Amendment grounds, which McAfee dismissed out of hand by writing, "Although the First Amendment is 'a broad umbrella that shelters all political points of view and shields a wide range of avenues for expression,' free speech — including political speech — is not without restriction."
That, in turn, led to accusations on X that McAfee is corrupt, accompanied by threats of violence to come if the former president is convicted.
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Commenter Michale Darwin wrote, "Look at the judge's body language. Anyone can see that that judge hates Trump's guts. Or that judge has taken some sort of a bribe," with Julie B contributing, "Georgia judge is a Fannie fan," suggesting McAfee is in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' pocket.
"McAfee wants celebrity status. Unfortunately, if President Trump is found 'guilty', there will be a civil war," American Rebel warned.
Stand For Freedom accused, "These judges are being paid off."
"If he was a legitimate Judge Fani Willis would have been gone. These Judges are Jokes. And Corrupt Joe NOTHING happens to him or his spaced out crooked son Hunter! And of course Hillary has her Out Of Jail card for life," wrote Chuck Pleasants.
"This bogus RICO charge should have been used against Hillary and Obama - what a joke," raged another Trump fan.
Lee Grain added, "Well of course he did, we all see what a sham this "justice" of ours is..the stench from Georgia to New York, we smell the stench..reeks..this isn't about Trump any longer, all Trump did was expose their thug a--es.."