Former US President Trump had anticipated an indictment against him on Tuesday. In New York, security forces prepared for possible protests.
On Tuesday morning local time, there was still a tense calm in New York. Only an army of reporters and a handful of protesters in front of the hastily erected barricades outside the courthouse in midtown Manhattan indicated that the peace could soon end. “Trump is guilty!” and “Tick tack, time is running out” were emblazoned on the posters that former US President Donald Trump’s opponents held up for cameras.
He himself detonated a political bombshell on his “Truth Social” network on Saturday that has kept the country on edge ever since. In (sometimes confusing) tweets, he predicted that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg would indict him on Tuesday — while also calling on his supporters to protest. Trump referred to allegedly leaked information from “the corrupt DA’s office”. However, Trump officials could not explain why that date was set. The post is based on media reports, said Susan Necheles, one of his lawyers. The prosecutor was silent.