Former president Donald Trump said Saturday morning on social media that he expects to be arrested next week. He called for protests to take place as a result.
The move comes as New York prosecutors appear to be close to indicting Trump for a hush-money payment made to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Trump’s former “fixer” lawyer Michael Cohen, who made the payment on Trump’s behalf, testified to the grand jury Monday. Daniels met with prosecutors Wednesday, but she did not testify in front of the grand jury herself.
“[Illegal leaks from the Manhattan DA’s office] indicate that, with no crime being able to be proven, & based on an old & fully debunked (by numerous other prosecutors!) fairytale, the far & away leading Republican candidate & former president of the United States of America, will be arrested on Tuesday of next week,” explained Trump in all caps on Truth Social.
The former president also called for protests to take place “to take our nation back!”
Trump has repeatedly called the New York investigation a "witch hunt."
According to CNN, the former president is expected to present himself in Manhattan following the formal charges and has expressed interest in making a speech after.
Some of Trump's advisers have urged him privately not to call for protests, CNN reported. Trump is already under scrutiny for his behavior in connection with the 2020 election. His advisers are concerned about the optics of a Manhattan protest considering the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
According to the Associated Press, law enforcement officials in New York are already making security preparations for the possibility that Trump could be indicted and appear in a Manhattan courtroom.
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