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The South Carolina judge whose lavish waterfront home burned to the ground had been receiving death threats for months — but investigators maintain they’ve found no immediate evidence that the inferno was an attack.

Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein’s Edisto Beach home went up in flames around midday Saturday, forcing her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein (D-Charleston), to jump from the first floor to escape the blaze.


  Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein’s Edisto Beach home went up in flames on Saturday, forcing her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein, to jump from the first floor to escape the blaze. St. Paul's Fire District Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein’s Edisto Beach home went up in flames on Saturday, forcing her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein, to jump from the first floor to escape the blaze. St. Paul's Fire District

Authorities are still probing the cause of the fire, but sources told FitsNews that the judge, who recently ruled against the Trump administration, had been subjected to multiple threats of late.

“She’s had multiple death threats over the years,” a judge close to Goodstein told the outlet.

Still, investigators urged people to “exercise good judgment and not share information that has not been verified,” referring to wild conspiracies tying the blaze to politics.

“At this time, there is no evidence to indicate the fire was intentionally set,” Mark Keel, chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, said in a statement.

“SLED agents have preliminarily found there is no evidence to support a pre-fire explosion,” the chief said, referring to a note sent to other judges warning them about an explosion at the house.


  Investigators have reportedly found no evidence of arson. AP Investigators have reportedly found no evidence of arson. AP

The 69-year-old judge was walking her dogs on the beach when the fire broke out.

Her husband, son and at least one grandchild were inside the three-story home at the time, according to local reports.

Arnold was called “a total hero” for braving the flames to make sure all of his relatives were out of the home before fleeing.


  Diane Goodstein, 69, had been walking on a beach with her dogs when flames swallowed the home in the lush Jeremy Cay private gated community. South Carolina Judicial Branch Diane Goodstein, 69, had been walking on a beach with her dogs when flames swallowed the home in the lush Jeremy Cay private gated community. South Carolina Judicial Branch

He broke several bones when he was forced to jump from a first-floor balcony to escape the flames.

After escaping, the trio were rescued by paramedics and neighbors in a marshy, remote stretch of land behind the property. 

They were reached by emergency workers in kayaks, according to the St. Paul’s Fire District.

Arnold was air-evacuated to the Medical University of South Carolina, while the other family members were taken via ambulance, those close to the family said.

Harrowing footage from the scene showed the home fully engulfed in flames. Drone photos taken in the aftermath showed only a few charred wooden supports still standing amid the blackened rubble.

Speculation immediately swirled that the fire might have been deliberately set.

Diane Goodstein, who has been a state judge for 27 years, has handled thousands of cases — including several high-profile ones.

In one of her most recent decisions, she blocked the Election Commission in South Carolina from releasing voter data requested by President Trump’s Department of Justice.

The state’s Supreme Court later ruled against Goodstein’s temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, determining it was “clearly erroneous,” according to FitsNews.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon posted on X on Sept. 5, warning that the DOJ “would not stand” for Goodstein’s ruling.

“This [DOJ’s] Civil Rights will not stand for a state court judge’s hasty nullification of our federal voting laws,” wrote Dhillon, a Trump appointee.

“I will allow nothing to stand in the way of our mandate to maintain clean voter rolls.”

Several users on X aimed threatening comments at the judge in the wake of Dhillon’s post. 

Authorities, though, warned people not to jump to conclusions as they continue to probe the fire.

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller tore into Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) on Sunday after the Manhattan Democrat blamed the Trump official’s rhetoric for the blaze.

“Trump, [Miller] and MAGA-world have been doxxing and threatening judges who rule against Trump, including Judge Goodstein. Today, someone committed arson on the Judge’s home, severely injuring her husband and son. Will Trump speak out against the extreme right that did this??” Goldman posted on X.

Miller quickly fired back, calling him “deeply warped and vile.”

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