The Manhattan district attorney is expected to bring charges against Donald Trump this week swore The former US president will not intimidate his staff after calling on his supporters to oppose any action against him.
Trump sparked frenzied headlines and a flurry of statements from his political allies on Saturday when he posted a message on social media in which he claimed adult actor Stormy Daniels would be arrested on Tuesday on charges of hush payments.
Alvin Bragg’s office is widely expected to file an indictment this week, but officials and Trump’s lawyers have made clear they have no certainty about the timing or what will actually happen in court.
But brag Send an email At his office, received by politicswhich did not mention Trump by name but appeared to address the case, including widespread security fears around the lower Manhattan courthouse due to an indictment.
“As with all our investigations, we will continue to apply the law evenly and impartially, and speak publicly only when appropriate,” Bragg wrote.
He added: “We will not tolerate attempts to threaten our office or threaten the rule of law in New York … Our law enforcement partners will ensure that any specific or credible threats against the office are fully investigated and appropriate safeguards are in place. That’s why we all 1 ,600 have a safe work environment.”
On Saturday afternoon, Trump supporters gathered at his home and country club in Mar-a-Lago, Florida to show their support. Trump later boarded a private jet from Palm Beach to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to attend a college wrestling tournament.
Trump made no mention of the criminal charges and arrests at the Tulsa event. He appeared alongside Senator Markwayne Mullin, congratulated the wrestlers and posed for pictures with supporters, according to the pictures. Published by Tulsa World.
Trump and Mullin sat in the box-off area for all 10 matches, while Mullin, a former wrestler, narrated the finer points of the match. Trump spoke to fans between games, but reporters were kept away.
Speaking before Trump’s arrival, Mullin appeared to compare the potential charges against Trump to unproven and largely discredited claims that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Trump’s 2016 opponent, committed criminal security breaches while serving in the Obama administration.
“They’ve been after the president (Trump) since day one,” Mullin was reported to have remarked. “Everybody sees it for what it is. It’s not what this country is. We had an opportunity to go after Hillary, and we didn’t.”
“The [Manhattan] District public prosecutor should focus on putting bad people in jail,’ he added.
It was Trump’s first public appearance since he said in a social media post that he would be arrested for paying Daniels, a month before the 2016 presidential election. If an indictment is filed, it is possible to claim that the payment was an illegal use of campaign finance.
Trump received a standing ovation in Tulsa and held an insulting fist as he arrived at a wrestling event as fans cheered him on. Earlier on Saturday, Trump urged his supporters to “protest, protest, protest” in comments on his Truth social platform.
is internal Reported The grand jury hearing the case could hear another witness on Monday, raising the possibility of an indictment later in the week.
Michael Cohen, a former Trump attorney and “fixer” who was sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion and campaign-finance violations, said Trump’s comments indicated a desire for “another violent confrontation.”
“It’s like a war cry that he put out right before the January 6 uprising, you know, specifically with the call, you know, for protests,” Cohen told MSNBC. Cohen added that “it would have been wise for Donald to write ‘peaceful protest,’ but he doesn’t want peaceful protest.”
Cohen also theorized that Trump will see his arrest as a potential boost for his 2024 presidential campaign as he has repeatedly sought to portray himself at the center of a political “witch hunt.”
