Trump could show up to court in non business hours. He could even be arraigned via zoom. Of course trump wants a spectacle of epic proportions. He wants a very big, very expensive police presence. He wants protesters and counter protested at each others throats over him.
As always, he chooses the douchiest thing possible. Its his default every time.
Donald Trump insisted on turning his Tuesday arraignment into a spectacle, and he’s going to get his wish.
A law enforcement official tells
Rolling Stone that the former president was offered a chance to surrender quietly and be arraigned over Zoom. Instead, Trump opted for a midday, high-profile booking at the Manhattan courthouse, the official says.
“He wanted a perp walk, he wanted daylight hours,” says the law enforcement official, who’s involved in aspects of the security planning. “He wants to get out of the vehicle and walk up the stairs. This is a nightmare for Secret Service, but they can only strongly suggest — not order — that Trump enter through the secure tunnels,” the official says. “Trump wants to greet the crowd. This should be a surprise to no one — especially not his detail.”
Secret Service had argued in favor of holding the proceedings outside of court business hours, at night with minimal cameras and less risk. But Trump, a source close to his legal team says, wants to create the type of scene that he believes will galvanize his supporters.
“It’s kind of a Jesus Christ thing. He is saying ‘I’m absorbing all this pain from all around from everywhere so you don’t have to,’ ” says the source. Describing the message Trump hopes to send his supporters, the source says: “ ‘If they can do this to me they can do this to you (of course not every american citizen is having affairs with pornstars and paying them hush money. Or taking documents from the whitehouse without permission and then not returning them when asked. Or inciting riots. Or trying to overturn/steal an election. etc)
Outside, there will be counter-snipers on rooftops. NYPD will be outside, with riot gear, bracing for protests to turn violent. Secret Service will have about 40 agents posted around the courthouse. Trump’s personal detail, known as “the shift” will be inches away from him at all times.
“It will be a ********,” says the law enforcement official.
after Trump predicted his imminent arrest, his campaign has said it is experiencing a sharp increase in contributions.
Politico reported Friday that polling suggests the indictment has, thus far, boosted Trump’s standing among Republican primary voters — but
may hurt him in the general election. (lol at the pathetic supporters giving him their money. Grifters gonna grift and idiots gonna get grifted)
Bragg’s investigation is one of several Trump faces. He is the target of two Special Counsel federal probes out of Washington, one related to classified docs brought to Mar-a-Lago and the other to efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss to President Biden. A fourth investigation, out of Georgia, is also probing allegations involving efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
