New York Prepares for Trump Impeachment: Secret Service and FBI Conduct Security Raids

Federal and local law enforcement agencies are preparing for a possible indictment against former President Donald Trump, making security preparations for what would be a landmark impeachment decision.

The moves, while preliminary and preparatory in nature, come after a series of signs that an indictment could be filed in the Stormy Daniels case, following testimony from former Trump fixer Michael Cohen and the porn star’s meeting. Daniels with prosecutors.

Multiple law enforcement agencies have been conducting “preliminary security assessments” in the event of an indictment, several officials said. nbc news. They are arranging a security plan for Manhattan Criminal Court, where Trump would have a hearing if he were indicted in the investigation, which he has seen a lot of activity in recent months after going dormant.

Trump currently resides in Florida at Mar-a-Lago, so he would presumably have to make arrangements through a lawyer to travel to Manhattan, where he continues to maintain his Trump Tower penthouse, should he be indicted.

The move comes two days after Daniels met with prosecutors at the end of a week in which former Trump agent Cohen spoke before a grand jury in Manhattan.

The signs come long after Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance offenses related to his arrangement of $130,000 in ‘hush’ payments to Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.

A handful of agencies are involved, the Secret Service, which continues to provide Trump with protection, as well as the FBI, the New York police, the Manhattan district attorney’s office and state court officials.

If he is charged, the Trump team is indicating that he will appear in court.

“There will not be a showdown at Mar-a-Lago with the Secret Service and the Manhattan district attorney’s office,” attorney Joe Tacopina told the New York Times. Daily News.

Trump was identified as ‘Individual-1’ in court documents. Although he made comments publicly denying knowledge of the scheme, his lawyer Joseph Tacopina said this week that his statements while president “were not a lie.” He also called an allegation “most likely.” The exact nature of any charges that may arise in the coming days is unknown.

Trump continues to deny a sexual relationship with Daniels.

Trump spokesman Steven Cheung issued a searing statement to Fox News, which reported that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has requested a meeting with police ahead of a possible indictment. Cheung called the investigation a “witch hunt,” the same term Trump applies to the Russia investigation and the investigation of government materials found at Mar-a-Lago.

Federal and local law enforcement are preparing for a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan criminal court.

The news comes over a week as Michael Cohen spoke before a grand jury.

Donald Trump’s attorney, Joseph Tacopina, said his client’s prosecution in the Stormy Daniels case is becoming “more likely.”

“President Donald J. Trump is completely innocent, he did nothing wrong, and even the most radical left-wing Democrats are making that clear,” he said. ‘From Russia, Russia, to the Mueller Hoax, Impeachment Hoaxes 1 and 2, and even the Mar-a-Lago illegal raid, Democrats have investigated and attacked President Trump since before he was elected, and all attempts have failed. time.’

“Now the Democrats are at it again, pushing the ‘nuclear button’ and attacking a president because of a disgraced extortionist,” he said, disparaging Daniels.

“This is because President Trump leads the polls by a wide margin against both Democrats and Republicans, and there has never been anything so blatant in American political history.”