Washington (CNN) Former President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is expected to be arrested in the investigation Manhattan District Attorney He called for protests next week and as New York law enforcement prepares for possible indictment.
In a social media post on Saturday, Trump, referring to himself, said, “The leading Republican candidate and former President of the United States will be arrested next week on Tuesday.”
“Resist, take back our nation,” he wrote.
CNN’s John Miller Meetings between city, state and federal law enforcement agencies in New York City about how to prepare for a possible indictment of Trump have reportedly been ongoing throughout the week.
While Trump has not provided any details on why he expects to be indicted, his legal team expects it to happen soon and is preparing behind the scenes for the next steps. The former president is expected to present himself in Manhattan following the formal allegations, and he has expressed his desire to make a speech, although it remains to be seen if he ultimately does.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the New York Police Department and Trump’s representatives did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment Saturday.
Trump has privately complained that he believes he is going to be indicted because he thinks Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Brock “hates him,” according to a source familiar with Trump’s statements.
While he repeatedly urged his supporters to reject the results of the 2020 presidential election, his call for a protest in response to a possible arrest culminated in an attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Some of Trump’s advisers have privately urged him not to call for the protests, concerned that the optics of a mass protest on the streets of Manhattan would be out of control or similar. January 6, 2021, an attack on the US capital.
There were discussions about how to navigate a possible criminal indictment by a New York County grand jury and the choreography surrounding the potential unprecedented arrest of a former president of the United States.
Trump’s U.S. Secret Service profile will send him to the Manhattan district attorney’s office for fingerprints, then take mugshots at the offices of the district attorney’s detective team. As is customary in cases where a defendant is allowed to surrender voluntarily, after his arrest, the former president is brought directly before a judge, where he is released on his own recognizance.
Law enforcement officials privy to the discussions said several concerns were discussed in the planning process, including courthouse security and demonstrations or rallies by Trump supporters outside the courthouse or counterdemonstrations by anti-Trump protesters. The two groups clash.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
