Donald Trump predicts 'death and destruction,' attacks Manhattan DA

New York City police officers put up security barricades outside Manhattan Criminal Court and Bragg's office earlier this week, but so far, protests have been minimal

By Mark Niquette

Donald Trump warned there could be violence if he’s indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in an escalation of verbal attacks on prosecutors investigating the former president for potential crimes.
 

In a post after midnight on Friday on his Truth Social platform, Trump asked how a former president could be charged with a crime given that “potential death & destruction in such a false charge could be catastrophic for our Country?”

Trump has been making a torrent of posts on his social media platform criticizing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the other state and federal prosecutors