Judge handling Trump's D.C. case swatted, police confirm

U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan was swatted Sunday evening, D.C. police confirmed, marking the latest such incident affecting high-profile political and government figures.

"Swatting" refers to the practice of making false reports to law enforcement to trigger a police response at the victim's residence or place of work, often for the purpose of intimidating the target.

The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed they received a false report of a shooting at a home connected to the judge and responded at 10 p.m., but found no shooting had occurred, the Associated Press reported.

Chutkan is currently overseeing special counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of former President Donald Trump related to his 2020 election challenges. She previously handled the cases of numerous participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

Other major government and political figures have found themselves on the receiving end of law enforcement visits under similar circumstances in recent weeks.

Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Christmas Day announced that she had been swatted, stating on X that "I was just swatted. This is like the 8th time. On Christmas with my family here. My local police are the GREATEST and shouldn’t have to deal with this."

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was also swatted over the holidays, the New York Times reported.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.