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Trump's Russia lawyer threatens stranger to 'watch your back' in emails

A man emailed the attorney urging him to resign, Kasowitz responded with threats

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Justin Elliott | ProPublica
Marc Kasowitz, President Trump’s personal attorney on the Russia case, threatened a stranger in a string of profanity-laden emails Wednesday night.

The man, a retired public relations professional in the western United States who asked not to be identified, read ProPublica’s story this week on Kasowitz and sent the lawyer an email with the subject line: “Resign Now.’’

Kasowitz replied with series of angry messages sent between 9:30 pm and 10 pm Eastern time. One read: “I’m on you now.  You are f****** with me now Let’s see who you are Watch your back, *****.”

In another email, Kasowitz wrote:

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