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Late-night Trump ‘Trash Island’ rant hits judge with family ‘freaking out’ over threats

President Donald Trump kept up his attacks on U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes hours after she said in court that her family was "freaking out" over reports of death threats from some of the president's supporters. That did not stop the relentless Trump from posting about her again late Monday night, going on a rant about " Trash Island, " as he described…

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