FBI investigates threats against Colorado Supreme Court justices after Trump ballot ruling

The FBI said on Friday that it is looking into threats made against the Colorado Supreme Court after the higher court deemed former President Donald Trump ineligible for the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot.

A non-profit research organization discovered a wave of online threats against the four justices who ruled in favor of keeping the former president off the ballot this week, deeming him ineligible to run for president because he allegedly violated section three of the 14th Amendment.

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“The FBI is aware of the situation and working with local law enforcement,” Vikki Migoya, spokeswoman for the FBI Denver Field Office, told NBC News. “We will vigorously pursue investigations of any threat or use of violence committed by someone who uses extremist views to justify their actions regardless of motivation.”

The non-profit said the threats were made against the justices in the aftermath of Tuesday’s ruling, including some social media users releasing the contact information and office building addresses of the four justices. Three other justices voted against removing Trump from the ballot.

The Colorado State Patrol, which provides security for the justices, said it would assist with the FBI’s investigation as necessary but did not comment on any additional security measures they were putting in place.

The news comes as threats against public officials are spiking to record levels, according to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. She claimed that the department this week is already investigating threats to kill FBI agents, a Supreme Court justice, and three presidential candidates.

“What we’ve seen is an unprecedented rise in threats to public officials across the board: law enforcement agents, prosecutors, judges and election officials. And we are seeing that and responding to it,” Monaco told ABC News.

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The ruling makes Colorado the first state to declare Trump ineligible to seek the presidency, but several other states are attempting to make the same case, including New York, Arizona, and Michigan.

Colorado’s case is expected to go to the United States Supreme Court for a final ruling. Trump is also facing a total of 91 charges across four criminal indictments.