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“It can happen again,” Judge Chutkan, who is expected to preside over Donald Trump’s criminal trial for trying to overturn the 2020 election, said Friday.

“Extremism is alive and well in this country. Threats of violence continue unabated.”

Those threats have become normalized in Republican discourse,
with right-wing figures across the country invoking violence and urging their supporters to arm themselves.

The man behind it all, Donald Trump, has yet to face any consequences thanks to the Supreme Court holding up his case over questions of presidential immunity. 

Since the January 6 attack, Trump has not toned down his own rhetoric,
saying that 2024 could be the “last election we ever have”
—and his far-right supporters could try to make that a reality.

https://newrepublic.com/post/180851/judge-warning-second-january-6-attack-chutkan-trump