Alvin Bragg's comments came after Trump urged his supporters to 'protest' and 'take our nation back' ahead of his expected indictment.
Alvin Bragg's comments came after Trump urged his supporters to "protest" and "take our nation back" ahead of his expected indictment.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Saturday that former President Donald Trump's efforts to undermine his prosecutorial authority won't be tolerated.that "we do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York.
"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 continued. "As with all of our investigations, we will continue to apply the law evenly and fairly, and speak publicly only when appropriate," he added.Bragg's email didn't specifically name Trump, referring only to the "public comments surrounding an ongoing investigation by this office."on his social media platform that he "will be arrested" on Tuesday and called on his supporters to "protest" and "take our nation back.
In a follow-up post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: "It's time!!! We are a nation in steep decline... We just can't allow this anymore. They're killing our nation as we sit back and watch. We must save America! Protest, protest, protest!!!"Trump's call to action echoed how, six weeks after losing the 2020 presidential election, he fired off a tweet encouraging his supporters to join a "big protest" in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021.
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