Local, state and federal law enforcement and security agencies are preparing for the possibility that former President Donald Trump will be indicted as early as next week, according to five senior officials familiar with the preparations. 

 

Law enforcement agencies are conducting preliminary security assessments, the officials said, and are discussing potential security plans in and around the Manhattan Criminal Court, at 100 Centre Street, in case Trump is charged in connection with an alleged hush money payment to Stormy Daniels and travels to New York to face any charges.

 

The officials stress that the interagency conversations and planning are precautionary in nature because no charges have been filed. 

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/law-enforcement-agencies-are-prepping-possible-trump-indictment-early-rcna75493

 

You might have come across the question ‘Why weren’t the Capitol police prepared?’ 

 

Well, it seems lessons have been learned.

 

 

He should have been jailed 2 years ago. USA is a country where most white and rich and powerful people can do almost anything without risk of jail time or other consequences of any significance. Disgusting. Capitalism at its "best".

UPDATE: Trump won’t refuse to surrender if indicted in NYC, lawyer says: ‘There won’t be a standoff at Mar-a-Lago’

 

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump will not refuse to surrender if the Manhattan district attorney criminally indicts him, his lawyer told the Daily News Friday.

 

“There won’t be a standoff at Mar-a-Lago with Secret Service and the Manhattan DA’s office,” Joe Tacopina said.

 

DA Alvin Bragg is believed to be on the cusp of nearing a charging decision in his office’s long-running investigation into Trump and his business dealings.

 

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-won-t-refuse-surrender-222400349.html

Alvin Bragg is a lifelong Democratic Party supporter and part-time activist. He is almost certain to indict Trump.

27 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Alvin Bragg is a lifelong Democratic Party supporter and part-time activist. He is almost certain to indict Trump.

Yes, and that's one of the reasons we're almost guaranteed to see a conviction. No way he's go ahead with this without a very strong case.

Popcorn time!????

I wonder if Trump will play his victim card and allow himself to be handcuffed. Watch your head Sir. 

1 hour ago, Thingamabob said:

Alvin Bragg is a lifelong Democratic Party supporter and part-time activist. He is almost certain to indict Trump.

It’s the Grand Jury that indicts.

15 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

I wonder if Trump will play his victim card and allow himself to be handcuffed. Watch your head Sir. 

The offer to voluntarily surrender is a deliberate play to avoid being handcuffed and to avoid the ‘Perp Walk’.

 

Trump will then claim he wasn’t arrested.

 

Here’s a thing though.

 

assuming an indictment is issued and assuming Trump voluntarily surrenders.

 

The next step is booking and arraignment.

 

That is an arrest.

 

He’ll stand in front of the booking officer, he’ll be read his rights.

 

His personal details will be recorded.

 

He’ll be fingerprinted and mug shots will be taken.

 

He’ll then be arraigned before a court, the formal charges against him will be read and recorded.

 

He’ll apply for bail.

 

Assuming he’s not charged with any violent crimes, he’ll be granted bail with conditions.

 

Surrender passports, bail bond and house arrest are the most likely outcomes.

 

A trial date will be set.

 

He’ll be processed just like every other person indicted for crimes. 

 

Though with one difference.

 

He’ll make a circus of it, and his supporters will bay at the moon.

 

Expect the press to go to court to have the mug shots released.

 

Don’t expect FOX or NewsMax to petition for the mug shots to be released or publish them when they are.

 

 

1 hour ago, Thingamabob said:

Alvin Bragg is a lifelong Democratic Party supporter and part-time activist. He is almost certain to indict Trump.

Well it appears he didn't move forward with a case last year...................

 

On February 23, 2022, Carey R. Dunne and Mark F. Pomerantz, the lead prosecutors in the New York County District Attorney's investigation into Donald Trump and his businesses, resigned abruptly after Bragg "indicated to them that he had doubts about moving forward with a case against Mr. Trump".[15] In his letter of resignation, Pomerantz wrote that the "team that has been investigating Mr. Trump harbors no doubt about whether he committed crimes,[16] including falsifying business records, and that it was “a grave failure of justice”[16] not to pursue criminal charges

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Bragg

 

It appears his bias that you are insinuating is non existent.

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The offer to voluntarily surrender is a deliberate play to avoid being handcuffed and to avoid the ‘Perp Walk’.

 

Trump will then claim he wasn’t arrested.

 

Here’s a thing though.

 

assuming an indictment is issued and assuming Trump voluntarily surrenders.

 

The next step is booking and arraignment.

 

That is an arrest.

 

He’ll stand in front of the booking officer, he’ll be read his rights.

 

His personal details will be recorded.

 

He’ll be fingerprinted and mug shots will be taken.

 

He’ll then be arraigned before a court, the formal charges against him will be read and recorded.

 

He’ll apply for bail.

 

Assuming he’s not charged with any violent crimes, he’ll be granted bail with conditions.

 

Surrender passports, bail bond and house arrest are the most likely outcomes.

 

A trial date will be set.

 

He’ll be processed just like every other person indicted for crimes. 

 

Though with one difference.

 

He’ll make a circus of it, and his supporters will bay at the moon.

 

Expect the press to go to court to have the mug shots released.

 

Don’t expect FOX or NewsMax to petition for the mug shots to be released or publish them when they are.

 

 

He's already starting the circus. This is going to be entertaining! ????

 

“THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!,”

https://nypost.com/2023/03/18/donald-trump-says-he-will-be-arrested-tuesday/

 

(Sorry mod for the caps, that's the original text)

2 minutes ago, candide said:

WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

For once I hope he's right!!

15 minutes ago, candide said:

He's already starting the circus. This is going to be entertaining! ????

 

“THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!,”

https://nypost.com/2023/03/18/donald-trump-says-he-will-be-arrested-tuesday/

 

(Sorry mod for the caps, that's the original text)

Remember the Trump supporters banging on about Biden running his campaign from a cellar.

 

Well ….. 

Yes he’s allready blubbering and grifting about his pending arrest I just wish the media wouldent contribute to this trump circus it gets his acolytes all riled up just get it done then the next one and the next one (Georgia J6 ect) let’s get this abomination off the world stage 

When he starts explicitly inciting violence I hope there is a legal way to muzzle him.

 

6 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Alvin Bragg is a lifelong Democratic Party supporter and part-time activist. He is almost certain to indict Trump.

Actually, if you had followed reports on this you would know that Bragg's original team quit because he didn't want to go ahead and prosecute Trump. He's been very reluctant. 

 

Two prosecutors leading Manhattan criminal probe into Trump RESIGN after new DA Alvin Bragg raised 'serious doubts' about case: Probe grinds to halt with NO witnesses questioned for a month

Two prosecutors leading the Manhattan District Attorney's criminal tax fraud investigation into Donald Trump and his family business have abruptly resigned, it was reported on Wednesday.

Attorneys Carey R. Dunne and Mark F. Pomerantz stepped down from the case after new Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg expressed doubts over moving forward with a case against Trump, the New York Times reported.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10544239/Two-Manhattan-prosecutors-leading-criminal-investigation-Trump-RESIGN-doubts.html

IMO Insurrection 2.0 will involve firearms and other ordnance.  I would question how the individuals in the various police forces and National Guard will handle this.  I could also see people like Bannon and Flynn and others taking to live media encouraging the violence and being arrested, if their locations are known. 

 

“There won’t be a standoff at Mar-a-Lago with Secret Service and the Manhattan DA’s office,” Joe Tacopina said.

When these guys bring up something not previously mentioned, like this, it usually means just the opposite.

The word standoff  (which I heard Tacopina say on television yesterday) brought to mind something that happened in a certain town in Texas around 30 years ago regarding another cult leader (for those unfamiliar, search "waco standoff 1993"), and then I learned:

Trump gears up for 2024 rally in Waco, Texas amid ongoing federal investigation, possible NY indictment

 

 

OMG.   I just had shudders.  I feel particularly sorry for the poor guy that does the cavity search!

2 hours ago, Credo said:

OMG.   I just had shudders.  I feel particularly sorry for the poor guy that does the cavity search!

Which cavity? He has no brain, no morals and full of <deleted>!

It is a terrible thing to watch this fine, moral, upstanding man, former ( and soon to be again) leader of the free world, compassionate friend of the migrant community ( as long as they are suitably white and Nordic), literally a "fence builder", being arraigned by this cabal of liberals simply because he <deleted> a fading saggy porn star, paid her off with money raised for his political campaigns, and then lied about it!

 

 

Finally.

14 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

I wonder if Trump will play his victim card and allow himself to be handcuffed. Watch your head Sir. 

He's already called for protests if it happens. He has already started playing the victim card..

3 hours ago, Credo said:

OMG.   I just had shudders.  I feel particularly sorry for the poor guy that does the cavity search!

Yes he will have to rock the toadstool forward and back to make sure there is nothing stored under it...

The prison orange jump suit would go really with his complexion - just dreamin' ???? 

 

And would his (ex-)presidential body guards (Treasury Service?) have to go into the shower with him? Armed?