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Following Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts, his supporters have flooded pro-Trump websites with violent and threatening rhetoric, calling for riots, revolution, and retribution. Some posts advocate for attacks on jurors, the execution of the judge, and armed insurrection. Trump himself has continued to attack the judicial system and cast doubt on the legitimacy of the verdict. Experts warn that the violent language and calls for action could inspire real-world violence from Trump’s most extreme supporters.

Isreal Easterday, a 23-year-old Kentucky man, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for assaulting two Capitol police officers with pepper spray during the January 6, 2021, riot. Easterday was part of a mob of Donald Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. He used pepper spray to temporarily blind two officers who were guarding the East Rotunda Doors of the Capitol.