‘Significant increase’ in online threats as potential Trump indictment looms – as it happened

Most threats are directed at law enforcement and government officials, report says, after ex-president urged supporters to protest

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Lindsey Graham is one of Donald Trump's allies in the Senate, so it was little surprise that he predicted dire consequences if the former president is indicted, CNN reports:

He also criticized Florida governor and Trump's chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination next year Ron DeSantis for his comments yesterday about the potential charges. I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair. I just, I can't speak to that," DeSantis said.