The Washington Post
Trump warns of 'potential death & destruction' if he's charged in hush-money case
March 24, 2023
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[excerpts from the article]
Former president Donald Trump warned early Friday of "potential death & destruction" if he is charged in Manhattan in a criminal case related to alleged hush-money payments....
The posting after midnight on Truth Social, Trump's social media platform, was his latest -- and most explicit -- allusion to violence that could follow an indictment stemming from an investigation led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whom Trump called a "degenerate psychopath."
Trump wrote: "What kind of person can charge another person, in this case a former President of the United States, who got more votes than any sitting President in history, and leading candidate (by far!) for the Republican Party nomination, with a Crime, when it is known by all that NO Crime has been committed, & also known that potential death & destruction in such a false charge could be catastrophic for our Country?"
In a post on Thursday, Trump criticized those who have called for his supporters to remain peaceful. Over the weekend, Trump urged a "PROTEST" over his potential arrest in the case, which he wrongly predicted would happen Tuesday....
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) castigated Trump on Friday for his latest comments, echoing criticism by other Democrats. "The twice-impeached former president's rhetoric is reckless, reprehensible and irresponsible," Jeffries said at a news conference. "It's dangerous. And if he keeps it up, he's going to get someone killed."
"We've already seen the consequences of incitement from the former president," Jeffries added. "He is principally responsible for inciting the violent insurrection that happened on January 6th, but clearly he has not learned his lesson."
...In an email to staff this past week, Bragg said the district attorney's office "will continue to apply the law evenly and fairly, and speak publicly only when appropriate."
"We do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York," he wrote.
On Friday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) said he had not heard Trump's comments, but he said, "There's no place in America for political violence of any kind."
...Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota), chairman of the Republican Main Street caucus, said, "In our system of government ... you should never call for violence. So, you know, we need to do better."
...House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California), when asked about Trump's latest comments Friday, said he had spoken about the issue already previously, and proceeded to talk about an upcoming House vote on education legislation.
McCarthy has slammed Bragg's investigation, but he said Sunday that supporters of Trump should not protest if the former president is indicted.
"Nobody should harm one another," McCarthy said, following Trump's call for protests. "We want calmness out there."
...Trump resumed commentary on the case on Truth Social about eight hours after his overnight post.
"PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT!" he wrote in all caps shortly after 9 a.m. Eastern.
Trump will have another opportunity to criticize Bragg and other state and federal prosecutors investigating his conduct on Saturday when he appears at a rally scheduled in Waco, Texas.
Nearly 30 years ago, a lengthy standoff between a religious cult and federal agents ended on April 19, 1993, when the group's compound near the city was destroyed in a fire. Nearly 80 people were killed.
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reader comments
* This is another fund-raising and publicity scam
* What country is this? When did it quit being a crime to incite violence?
* ...degenerate psychopath
As we used to say in school: takes one to know one.
* Trump is a coward, plain and simple. He yammers on because he's had no serious consequences his entire sordid life.
It is time.
* Trump is inciting the American Carnage he 1st introduced in his Inaugural speech as President
* He needs more attention and the baby sitter is out for the weekend.
* Alvin Bragg just received a death threat. Way to go donnie.
* Alvin Bragg, whom Trump called a "degenerate psychopath."
Always projecting...
* Threatening "death and destruction" by a person with the public sway that this man has is akin to shouting "fire" in a crowded theater.
* Trump never learns.
* Tfg needs to be taken into protective custody, from himself
* Trump is trying to get Bragg killed. It's just that simple.
* Arrest this putz for communicating threats
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