Bomb threat against judge in Trump’s New York trial was ‘swatting’ incident, police say

Special counsel Jack Smith and another judge have also been victims of swatting as they oversee other against Trump

The bomb threat against the judge presiding over Donald Trump’s New York trial for financial fraud that caused a frenzy on the day of closing arguments turned out to be yet another high-profile “swatting” incident, police said.

Police responded to the swatting – which involves calling in a fake threat to prompt a heavy police response – at the home of the judge, Arthur Engoron, in Nassau county, near New York City, ahead of a dramatic day in court on Thursday.