This Time America Is Ready For Trump's Violent Threats
While in the White House, Trump had the power to make the Capitol attack happen, but in 2023 America is ready for his threats.
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Trump Threatens America With Violence If He Is Indicted
This was part of Trump’s reply on Trut Social to potentially being indicted:
NOW ILLEGAL LEAKS FROM A CORRUPT & HIGHLY POLITICAL MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, WHICH HAS ALLOWED NEW RECORDS TO BE SET IN VIOLENT CRIME & WHOSE LEADER IS FUNDED BY GEORGE SOROS, 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. PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!
(Discuss what Trump is up to with us below in the comments.)
It isn’t an accident that Trump used the same language that he tweeted before the 1/6 attack on the Capitol. Donald Trump really expects his supporters to take to the streets to defend him if he is indicted for various crimes related to the Stormy Daniels hush money payments.
Sarah talked about Trump’s threat of violence and his desire to incite on BBC World News:
However, there are some differences between 1/6 and today that we will discuss below.
This Time Law Enforcement Is Ready For Trump
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg offered a private retort to Donald Trump’s message Saturday urging supporters to protest his expected indictment, telling office employees in an email that “we do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York,” according to a copy obtained by POLITICO.
“Our law enforcement partners will ensure that any specific or credible threats against the office will be fully investigated and that the proper safeguards are in place so all 1,600 of us have a secure work environment,” Bragg wrote, adding that the office has been coordinating with the New York Police Department and Office of Court Administration, the administrative arm of the court system in New York.
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