- Trump has said there is a “possibility” of “death and destruction” if indicted by New York prosecutors.
- It’s the third time in recent days that Trump has mentioned political unrest and possible violence.
- Earlier this week, he used anti-Semitic tropes against Manhattan’s DA, mocking calls for his supporters to keep the “peace.”
Former President Donald Trump referred to violence in a late-night Truth Social post on Friday, citing a “potential death and destruction.”
It was Trump’s latest effort to denigrate Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and provoke his base because of possible indictments from Bragg’s office in connection with the payment.
“What kind of person can accuse another person, in this case, a former president who has won more votes than any incumbent president in history and is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination. When everyone knows nothing has been done and that the potential death and destruction from such false accusations could be devastating to our country?” Trump said. wrote on a Twitter-like website.
“Why would anyone do that?” he added. “Only corrupt psychopaths really hate America!”
Trump has repeatedly hinted at the possibility of political instability and violence in recent days.
On Thursday morning, he accused Bragg of being a “Soros-backed animal,” citing common anti-Semitic tropes and calling on his supporters to keep the peace in the face of indictment. ridiculed.
Bragg, Trump said in an all-caps Truth Social post, “We are just carrying out the plans of radical left fanatics. I’m here!” he wrote.
He also incorrectly predicted over the weekend that he would be arrested on Tuesday in connection with the Stormy Daniels investigation. A Manhattan grand jury investigating will not consider the case for the rest of this week.
Still, the former president “protested” his supporters over the weekend, calling on them to “take back our country.” It is an ominous echo of a cry.
This week, amid his protest calls, iron barricades were erected around Trump Tower and law enforcement officials said they would secure a downtown Manhattan courthouse where arraignments would take place if Trump were charged. We have taken action.
Joe Tacopina, the attorney representing Trump in the district attorney’s investigation, did not immediately respond to an insider’s request for comment outside of normal business hours.