On Saturday, the former president called on supporters to “PROTEST” and “TAKE OUR NATION BACK” — raising the specter that potential charges in Manhattan could be met with political violence.
been preparing for the possibility of a Trump indictment — and potential unrest — as soon as next week. Such charges— which could be the first of many, given the number of investigations he’s currently under — would put the United States in uncharted waters: Not only would he be the first American president to ever face charges after leaving office — he could become the first to seek reelection while under indictment.
Trump’s call Saturday to “TAKE OUR NATION BACK” echoed his demands, following his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden, for his supporters to “fight like hell” for him. “If you don’t fight like hell,” hean angry mob on January 6, 2021, “you’re not going to have a country anymore.” That rallying cry helped incite a deadly insurrection on Capitol Hill, for which he is also under a Justice Department investigation.
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