Georgia steps up investigation into threats against Trump grand jurors

Private information about members of grand jury that indicted former president has been published online

Law enforcement officials in the US state of Georgia were on Friday intensifying their investigations into threats targeting members of the grand jury that indicted former president Donald Trump and 18 of his allies earlier this month, after private information about jurors was published online.

The Fulton county sheriff's office announced that it was aware that personal information of members of the Fulton county grand jury is being shared on various platforms" and was working to track down the origins of the threats in Fulton county, where Atlanta is located, and other jurisdictions.

Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report