The NYPD, Secret Service, and FBI braced Monday for potential pro-Trump protests in Manhattan should the former Commander-in-Chief be indicted and arrested in Florida.
Steel barricades arriving outside Manhattan Criminal Court @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/aWESUZ01fU
— Robert Costa (@costareports) March 20, 2023
NYC battens down hatches and NYPD prepares to mobilize 700 'disorder control' riot cops ahead of Trump's possible arrest https://t.co/3ga6K0BaCE pic.twitter.com/9DhWyXlL6F
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) March 19, 2023
“The FBI, state court officers and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office have also been kept in the loop on security discussions, with the Big Apple bracing for the worst,” reports the NY Post.
WATCH: FBI, NYPD and Secret Service preparing for potential Trump indictment as early as next week. https://t.co/2GfzwzUtRx pic.twitter.com/WN5sd8iOWZ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 17, 2023
“Trump took to his Truth Social site over the weekend and said he expects to be arrested Tuesday on an indictment stemming from Bragg’s ongoing probe into alleged hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels in the lead-up to the 2016 election. Daniels claims she had an affair with Trump in 2006, which he has denied,” adds the outlet.
Read the full report here.