Donald Trump’s former lawyer said he believes the former president is hoping to cause a “violent clash” similar to the January 6 insurrection with recent posts on social media about his impending arrest.
Michael Cohen said Trump’s posts this week were “eerily similar” to the “battle cry” he delivered during a speech in 2021, which many believe was a veiled order for protesters to raid the US Capitol building. and interrupt the electoral procedures.
On Saturday morning, Trump wrote on Truth Social that the Manhattan district attorney’s office had leaked information to him suggesting he would be arrested Tuesday as part of its investigation into hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels while he was running for president. in 2016.
In the post, Trump called on his supporters to “protest, take back our nation.” a statement Cohen told MSNBC was notable for the former president’s decision not to include the word “peaceful.”
Trump’s post has already sparked an outcry among his supporters, with some planning to band together to create a ‘MAGA moat’ around his Mar-a-Lago compound, and others calling on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to deny extradition to the New York authorities.
Cohen added that Trump was likely hoping an arrest would rally his supporters and become a boost for his 2024 presidential campaign.
Michael Cohen said that Donald Trump was probably trying to use the possibility of an arrest as a rallying point for his supporters and a boost for his campaign.
On Saturday night, Trump appeared at the NCAA Championship Wrestling Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he delivered a defiant fist to the crowd to a standing ovation.
Cohen, who admitted to arranging the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels and pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws in 2018, spoke to MSNBC on Saturday after Trump published his post.
“It’s eerily similar to the battle cry that he launched just before the January 6 insurrection, you know, especially including the call, you know, to protest,” he said.
“And I agree, it would have been smart for Donald to write ‘peaceful protest,’ but he doesn’t want a peaceful protest.”
Writing in all caps Saturday, Trump claimed to have received information about his impending arrest through leaks inside the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
‘NOW THE ILLEGAL LEAKS OF A CORRUPT AND HIGHLY POLITICAL MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, WHICH HAS ALLOWED NEW RECORDS TO BE SET IN VIOLENT CRIME AND WHOSE LEADER IS FUNDED BY GEORGE SOROS, INDICATE THAT NO CRIME CAN BE PROVEN WITHOUT IT, AND BASED ON AN OLD AND TOTALLY DISCREDITED FAIRY TALE (BY NUMEROUS OTHER PROSECUTORS!), THE LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL BE ARRESTED TUESDAY NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, TAKE BACK OUR NATION!’ he wrote.
Cohen said it was doubtful if there was any leak, but that the district attorney most likely informed Trump of his plans as a matter of standard procedure.
“Knowing Donald the way I do, I don’t see a reason why Donald would have released the statement unless he or his team have been contacted by the district attorney’s office and informed accordingly.” said.
“This is exactly him reacting to the information he has and not leaked, as he would like to say, from the district attorney’s office,” he said. ‘There are no leaks coming out of the district attorney’s office, that much I can assure you. This is all coming out of the Trump camp.
Donald Trump’s former lawyer said he believes the former president is hoping to cause a “violent clash” similar to the January 6 insurrection with recent posts on social media about his impending arrest.
Cohen also said it was likely that Trump and his campaign were trying to use an arrest as a rallying point for their supporters.
“These fools representing him, this lawyer clown, what they think is that this will propel him into the White House by having another violent insurrection,” he said.
“But what’s most important to Donald is about the big con. He will seek to capitalize on this action by soliciting contributions to protect him, his favorite president from the racist Alvin Bragg and all the leftists, you know.
On Saturday night, Trump appeared at the NCAA Championship Wrestling Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he delivered a defiant fist to the crowd to a standing ovation.
Manhattan District Attorney Bragg issued a memo saying his office would not tolerate intimidation tactics, also assuring his office staff of their safety and stating that law enforcement is on standby investigating any threats .
He did not use Trump’s name, but mentioned that the threats were related to an “ongoing investigation by this office.”
“Keep in mind that your safety is our top priority,” Bragg said at the note first reported by Politico.
“We do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York,” he added.
