GOP senator blames 'the left' for threats after Daniel Penny verdict

A Republican senator seized on right-wing reporting of "vitriolic threats" after a jury declared Daniel Penny not guilty of criminal charges after he choked a man to death on a New York City subway.

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) claimed Monday afternoon that Penny received threats after the verdict was read — and blamed "the left" for them.

Outside the courthouse, as the verdict was read, the conservative newspaper Washington Examiner reported that there were "vitriolic threats of the mob."

According to the report, which was confirmed by Fox News, the crowd chanted: "If we don't get justice, they don't get peace."

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Blackburn took to social media to comment, insinuating they meant death threats against jurors.

"Threats are being made to the jury members who found Daniel Penny not guilty," lodged Blackburn on X.

She then blamed "the left" for threats.

"This is the direct result of the Left’s weaponization of the justice system, which encourages the use of fear tactics against judges and jurors to receive their favored outcome. This will not stand," she continued.

After the verdict, Penny was spotted celebrating with his lawyers in a local bar.