Former President Donald Trump predicted his own arrest on Tuesday in a case that centers on whether then-candidate Trump directed his attorney Michael Cohen to pay off adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016. On social media, the former president called on followers to protest on his behalf. NBC News’ Garrett Haake has details on what could be a historic first, the indictment of a former president.
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen said on Saturday that former President Trump’s calls for a protest against the Manhattan district attorney’s probe signals a desire for “another violent clash” on his behalf.
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy criticized rumors of President Trump’s possible looming indictment on Saturday, calling it “un-American” to prosecute the former president. “It is un-American for the ruling party to use police power to arrest its political rivals,” the entrepreneur said on Twitter. “If a Republican prosecutor in 2004 had used a campaign finance technicality to arrest then-candidate John Kerry while Bush ;
The news: On Saturday morning, the former president posted on Truth Social, stating, “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!
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