Republicans Ignoring Threats at Their Peril

After Donald Trump’s Florida residence was searched with a legal warrant last week, his supporters have erupted with “unprecedented” violent threats against the FBI and the Department of Justice and, with a handful of exceptions, Republicans are intentionally looking the other way.

The FBI Agents Association called for leaders to condemn the threats, stating, “this is not a partisan or political issue. It is a matter of public safety and basic decency” – but have largely been met with silence from the political party that once championed “law and order.”...