Criminal
Nov. 5, 2026
Federal judge testifies in trial over threats following National Guard ruling
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer took the witness stand Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of threatening to skin him after he blocked President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles. Defense attorneys sought to portray the emails as outlandish statements rather than credible threats.
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer found himself in an unfamiliar seat Wednesday -- not behind the bench, but on the witness stand, testifying in the trial of a man accused of threatening to skin him after he blocked President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles.
Wearing his customary bowtie but a beige-green suit instead of his judicial robe, Breyer sat one seat to the left of his usual position in the San Francisco courtroom, beside U.S. ...
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