DONALD TRUMP CLAIMS HE WILL BE ARRESTED AND CALLS FOR PROTESTS, NYC PREPARES FOR UNREST
Former President Donald Trump, a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, could be indicted and arrested in Manhattan as early as this week. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies are preparing for the unprecedented - the criminal indictment of a former president, and the possible unrest that could follow. This all stems from the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into “hush money” payments Trump allegedly made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Over the weekend, Trump predicted on his social media platform Truth Social that he will be arrested on Tuesday, and he called on his supporters to protest and quote “take our nation back!” The former president’s posts were reminiscent of his tweets prior to the January 6th insurrection in 2021, raising fears that the unrest from that day could be repeated, this time in New York City. Joining MetroFocus to discuss the case are attorney and former Trump 2016 campaign adviser, Sam Nunberg; former federal prosecutor for the Southern District for New York and adjunct professor of clinical law at NYU School of Law, Jennifer Rodgers; and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and political analyst, Ellis Henican.
