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“I worry for our democracy, I really do,” says Judge Esther Salas. She believes the rule of law is at stake as more and more judges report death threats. The threats against judges are sometimes online, sometimes in voicemails and now, a new form of intimidation: unsolicited pizzas have been sent to the homes of federal judges and their families in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s late son, Daniel, who was shot and killed by a failed litigant. The seemingly innocuous delivery sends an ominous message: “We know where you live. We know where your children live. And do you want to end up like Judge Salas’s son?” says Judge Salas. “They’re weaponizing my baby boy. They’re weaponizing Daniel’s name to inflict fear on judges,” says Salas. “I have yet to see the attorney general or the deputy attorney general stand at a podium and denounce these forms of intimidation.” Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche declined 60 Minutes’ request for an interview. Though Bla...

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