Republican vitriol against prosecutors may spur violence, ex-lawmakers warn

Unprecedented and extremely dangerous' attacks threaten justice system and prosecutorial independence, say former politicians

Rising verbal attacks by Donald Trump and key political allies against a Georgia district attorney and two other prosecutors who have filed criminal charges against the former US president are endangering prosecutorial independence and might spur acts of violence, ex-federal prosecutors and ex-House Republicans warn.

Trump's attacks on the federal and local prosecutors who have brought cases against him are unprecedented and extremely dangerous," Michael Bromwich, the former justice department inspector general, told the Guardian.