Name: 聯邦法官判川普敗訴後，竟收到死亡威脅 | 60分鐘 (This federal judge ruled against Trump. Then the death threats rolled in | 60 Minutes)
Uploaded: 2026-03-02T21:40:39.000Z
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When the Supreme Court recently struck down President Trump's tariffs, he lashed out at two justices he had nominated, calling them fools and lap dogs.

當最高法院最近駁回川普總統的關稅時，他抨擊了兩位他提名的法官，稱他們是傻瓜和走狗。

The President has frequently railed against judges when they rule against him.

總統經常在法官判決不利於他時抨擊他們。

What often happens next is a barrage of violent threats from his followers against those judges.

接下來經常發生的是，他的支持者對這些法官發動猛烈攻擊和暴力威脅。

We spoke with 26 federal judges, nine Democratic appointees, 17 Republican, both sitting and retired.

我們採訪了 26 位聯邦法官，包括 9 位民主黨任命者和 17 位共和黨任命者，有現任也有退休的。

The sitting judges told us they feel under siege.

現任法官告訴我們，他們感覺受到圍攻。

Most would not appear on camera, fearful for their safety.

大多數人因為擔心自身安全，不願出現在鏡頭前。

Judge John Kunauer, appointed by Ronald Reagan, is one of the few who would.

由雷根總統提名的約翰·庫瑙爾法官是少數願意出面的人之一。

He blocked President Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship.

他阻止了川普總統結束出生公民權的企圖。

He wasn't prepared for what happened next.

他沒料到接下來會發生什麼事。

My wife and I are at home and the doorbell rings and I go to the door and there's, I think, five sheriff's deputies there with long rifles, and

我和我的妻子在家，門鈴響了，我去開門，發現有五位副治安官帶著長槍，

And they said to me, sir, could we see your wife?

他們對我說，先生，我們可以見見你的妻子嗎？

And they said, well, sir, we've had a report that you've murdered your wife.

他們說，嗯，先生，我們收到一份報告說你謀殺了你的妻子。

For John Kunauer, a federal district court judge in Washington State, it didn't end there.

對華盛頓州的聯邦地方法院法官 John Kunauer 來說，事情並沒有就此結束。

There was a congressman that had a wanted poster.

有位國會議員有一張通緝海報。

It said wanted in big letters at the top, and then a picture of several of us.

上面大大的寫著通緝，然後還有我們幾個的照片。

除了生死不拘之外，什麼都寫了。

His trouble started when President Trump signed an executive order to end the 14th Amendment's guarantee of citizenship for infants born on U.S.

他的麻煩開始於川普總統簽署了一項行政命令，要終止憲法第十四條修正案保障非公民在美國出生的嬰兒的公民權。

Judge Kuhnauer ruled it blatantly unconstitutional.

庫恩奧爾法官裁定這明顯違憲。

Some of it was very, very ugly and very threatening.

有些內容非常、非常難聽，而且充滿威脅。

Judge Kunauer told us threats come with the turf.

庫瑙爾法官告訴我們，威脅是家常便飯。

He has sentenced an Al Qaeda bomber and Montana militia members and needed round the clock protection.

他曾判決過蓋達組織的炸彈客和蒙大拿民兵成員，需要全天候保護。

But he said he'd never had as many death threats as with the birthright citizenship case.

但他表示，從來沒有像這次關於出生公民權的案件一樣收到這麼多死亡威脅。

I have never encountered the hostility toward the judiciary that has existed in this country in the last year.

我從未遇過像去年這個國家對司法界那樣的敵意。

And I don't think it's because we're making bad decisions.

我認為這不是因為我們做了糟糕的決定。

I think it's because there are people who think that they can make a lot of political hay out of criticizing the federal judiciary.

我認為這是因為有些人認為他們可以透過批評聯邦法官來獲得政治利益。

And also, we cannot allow a handful of communist radical left judges to obstruct the enforcement of our laws and assume the duties that belong solely to the President of the United States.

而且，我們不能允許一小撮共產主義激進左派法官阻礙我們法律的執行，並僭越只屬於美國總統的職責。

When President Trump lost a battle in court to deport migrants, he called the judge a lunatic.

川普總統在法院輸掉驅逐移民的官司時，他稱法官為瘋子。

When Immigration crackdowns were ruled illegal.

It's incendiary comments like that that have provoked a torrent of death threats.

正是這種煽動性的言論，引發瞭如潮水般的死亡威脅。

Our reporting found hundreds of threats were left on judges voicemails.

我們的報導發現，法官的語音信箱裡留下了數百條威脅。

This one after a judge ruled the president had violated the First Amendment.

這是在一位法官裁定總統違反了第一修正案之後。

I hope your whole family and everybody you love is raped in front of you and has their heads cut off.

我希望你全家和你愛的所有人都被強姦，然後被砍頭。

And this one after a judge ruled the president couldn't cut certain government benefits.

這是在一位法官裁定總統不能削減某些政府福利之後。

And I wish somebody would assassinate your ass.

I double dare you to try to put charges on Donald J. Trump, you son of a bitch.

我敢再給你一次機會，試試看能不能起訴唐納·川普，你這個雜種。

It falls to the U.S. marshals to pinpoint the verbal threats that might lead to physical violence.

美國法警的責任是找出可能導致肢體暴力的言語威脅。

法官告訴我們，法警們已經處理完了。

Last year, 400 federal judges were targets of serious threats.

去年，有 400 位聯邦法官成為嚴重威脅的目標。

In very plain English, if we're not careful, we're going to get a judge killed.

簡單來說，如果我們不小心，我們可能會害死一位法官。

Judge John Jones is a retired federal judge from Pennsylvania, a George W. Bush appointee.

約翰·瓊斯法官是來自賓州的退休聯邦法官，是喬治·W·布希的任命者。

He and 55 other retired judges were so concerned, they formed a bipartisan group to lobby the White House to stop demonizing judges.

他和其他 55 位退休法官都非常擔心，是以組成了一個跨黨派團體，遊說白宮停止妖魔化法官。

This is such a toxic environment where people are taking arms and can identify where a judge lives, can strike out against that judge or the judge's family members.

這是一個非常惡劣的環境，人們會拿起武器，可以查出法官住在哪裡，並攻擊那位法官或法官的家人。

So when President Trump attacks judges as rogue, deranged, corrupt, what do you think he's doing and why?

所以當川普總統抨擊法官是惡棍、瘋子、腐敗時，你認為他這樣做是為什麼？

I think that he's attempting to delegitimize the federal courts.

我認為他試圖讓聯邦法院失去合法性。

這就像一個打了雞血的總統任期。

And you have a very dormant, I think, United States Congress and a president who means to really say what the law is.

我認為美國國會非常沉寂，而總統則想真正說了算法律。

Well, you know, civics taught me that Congress makes the law and the president faithfully executes the laws of the country.

嗯，你知道，公民課教我，國會制定法律，總統忠實執行國家法律。

Judge Jones told us this White House is testing the bounds of presidential power.

瓊斯法官告訴我們，白宮正在測試總統權力的界限。

Today, the Trump administration is facing 600 lawsuits contesting its agenda.

今天，川普政府面臨著 600 起質疑其議程的訴訟。

Judges are caught squarely in the crossfire.

As a judge who has taken an oath to uphold the Constitution and defend the rule of law, I have a duty to call this out.

作為一名宣誓效忠憲法並捍衛法治的法官，我有責任說出這一點。

Judge Esther Salas is a federal district court judge in New Jersey, a Barack Obama appointee.

艾絲特·薩拉斯法官是新澤西州的一名聯邦地區法院法官，是巴拉克·歐巴馬的任命者。

She has become a leading voice against the personal attacks on judges, which has made her the target of death threats.

她已成為反對針對法官個人攻擊的領軍人物，這使她成為死亡威脅的目標。

In 2020, a failed litigant came to her front door, shot her son Daniel dead, and

在2020年，一名敗訴的訴訟當事人來到她家門口，槍殺了她的兒子丹尼爾，

It was not driven by politics, but she fears today's inflammatory rhetoric makes such horrors more likely.

這並非出於政治動機，但她擔心現今煽動性的言論會讓這種恐怖事件更容易發生。

I'm more concerned right now than I was after my only child was murdered.

我現在比在我獨子被謀殺後還要擔心。

Because I think that the attacks against the judiciary are only getting worse.

因為我認為對司法機構的攻擊只會越來越嚴重。

What I'm seeing now is far different than what I've seen in the past.

我現在看到的，跟過去看到的截然不同。

This is coming from our national leader on down.

這一切都來自我們的國家領導人，一路向下。

Judge Salas told us vilifying judges is eroding trust in the courts.

薩拉斯法官告訴我們，詆毀法官正在侵蝕對法院的信任。

If you disagree with a ruling that we make, appeal us.

如果你不同意我們的判決，就上訴。

If you disagree with a sentence we render, appeal us.

And that has been, I think, the active agenda as of late.

而我認為，這就是近期以來積極的議程。

I feel like sometimes our political leaders are playing Russian roulette with our lives.

我覺得有時候我們的政治領袖是在拿我們的生命玩俄羅斯輪盤。

Do you think the rhetoric emboldens people?

你覺得這種言論會不會助長人們的氣焰？

In a statement, the White House said, as a survivor of two assassination attempts, no one understands the dangers of political violence more than President Trump.

白宮在聲明中表示，作為兩次遇刺未遂的倖存者，沒有人比川普總統更瞭解政治暴力的危險。

It went on to accuse the judiciary of brazen defiance with its unlawful rulings.

聲明接著指控司法機構因其不法的判決而有公然的挑釁。