Baseless bomb threats were made Tuesday against the Manhattan district attorney’s office, nearby court buildings and NYPD headquarters, as New York ramped up security in preparation for the possible impeachment of former President Trump, it learned. the Daily News.
As barricades were being set up outside high-profile buildings in Lower Manhattan, someone called 911 to say a bomb had been planted inside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, a police source said.
Additional calls claimed that bombs had been planted at NYPD headquarters, as well as the office of District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office in Manhattan. All threats were investigated and were quickly determined to be unfounded.
The caller claimed the bombs were planted in cars parked inside or outside the buildings, a source said.
As a result, a Manhattan Supreme Court hearing in the New York attorney general’s lawsuit against Trump was briefly delayed, with court officials citing a “security risk.”
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Bragg is believed to be considering felony charges against Trump for reimbursing Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a secret $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election.
Over the weekend, the 76-year-old former commander-in-chief set off a firestorm by saying he would be arrested on Tuesday and calling on supporters to protest any allegations.
“The leading Republican candidate and former President of the United States of America will be arrested on Tuesday of next week,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Protest, Take Back Our Nation!”
Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell are outlining security precautions ahead of the decision and have already erected barricades outside Manhattan Criminal Court and Trump Tower.
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine denounced the bomb threats Tuesday, saying the Manhattan district attorney “will not be intimidated by threats directed at him or his office.”
“He will not allow (threats) to influence the course of the case against Mr. Trump,” Levine said in a letter signed by himself and a number of other Manhattan elected officials. “Anyone issuing these threats with the goal of disrupting the work of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office will be sorely disappointed.”
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