Change of mood for Donald Trump. On Monday afternoon, he left his adopted Florida, where his supporters had organized to support him on the way to the airport (read below).
After a flight in his customized Boeing, he arrived, followed by helicopters, at Trump Tower to spend the night there. His supporters were less numerous there. It must be said that the New York electorate is not really favorable to him. New York City has prepared for this unprecedented event.
Around the Manhattan courthouse, impossible to go 100 meters without crossing patrols, noted our correspondent, Loubna Anaki. For several days, residents have seen their neighborhood turn into a fortified area. ” I’ve never seen so many cops, court officers, or so many police cars ! And they also have machines to detect possible explosives said a woman. ” It’s something ! I wouldn’t want to be Donald Trump at all. ! We reap what we sow, if it’s what it deserves, it’s only fair ! “Said another passer-by interviewed.
The authorities mobilized to counter any overflow
A security device put in place by the NYPD (the New York police), the Marshals, but also the secret services responsible for the protection of the former president. Even if the risk of riots remains minimal according to the authorities, the approximately 35,000 police officers are ready to intervene and New Yorkers say they feel safe. The city’s mayor, Eric Adams, has warned possible troublemakers that no violence will be tolerated, our correspondent in Washington specifies, Guillaume Naudin. Some have planned to demonstrate not far from the prosecutor’s office: ” New York is a Democratic city and after what happened at the Capitol on January 6 [2021, NDLR], I think people are prepared. »
Outside the court, the elected Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene planned a protest in support of the former president. The mayor of New York directly alluded to his presence in a short speech: “ people like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is notorious for spreading misinformation and hate speech, has indicated that she is coming to town: while you are in town, behave as best you can ».
New York City is our home, not the playground of your misplaced anger…As always, we will not permit violence or vandalism of any kind. And if anyone is caught participating in any act of violence, they will be arrested and held accountable.
Eric Adams, Mayor of New York: “At a time when troublemakers may come to our city, our message is clear and simple: control yourself!”
The course of the day
Donald Trump will go to the courthouse on Tuesday afternoon to appear before the judge and be formally charged. The charges have not yet been made public, although some information has leaked to the media. They would be around thirty, linked to the falsification of corporate documents, Yahoo News said Monday evening, citing an anonymous source. Trump will plead not guilty.
New York Judge Juan Merchan ruled late Monday that a handful of photographers would be allowed to take pictures in the courtroom where former President Trump will be arraigned on Tuesday, but he will not allow video cameras.
According to his lawyer Joe Tacopina, he will not be handcuffed but may have to walk through court halls in the presence of media. His lawyers hope it will pass without pain, and it is likely that the Secret Servicewhich provides security for Donald Trump, will want to limit its exposure to the minimum necessary.
Donald Trump made an appointment with his followers in Florida the same evening, for a press conference scheduled for 8:15 p.m. local time (12:15 a.m. Wednesday Paris time).
In Florida, Donald Trump supporters denounce “a travesty of justice”
A few hundred supporters of Donald Trump gathered outside his residence in Mara-a-Lago and on the road to the Palm Beach airport on Monday; in Florida; to support the former president as he departs for court in New York. A departure from his stronghold staged Trump-style, reports our correspondent, David Thomson.
The convoy arrived at Palm Beach airport to the cheers of Trump supporters who came to cheer on the former head of state as he left for Manhattan. Through the window of his car, Donald Trump greeted the crowd with a simple thumbs up, in defiance of his indictment.
Christina, a retiree from Florida, said she was relieved to see its combative president: “It’s a travesty of justice. They want to stop Trump from running in 2024, but he will run and he will win! »
Behind her, Laura Loomer, a figure of the American far right, shouted the slogans of the day through a megaphone: ” Trump did nothing wrong », « Alvin Bragg en Prison “… Convinced, she hammered: ” This is all just fake news. We know that Trump never had an affair with Stormy Daniels. It’s a witch hunt. Donald Trump is the greatest president in our history. And that’s why I drove four hours to be here this morning! »
The day before, Trump campaign teams had sent hundreds of messages calling on local activists to gather en masse along the road between the Mar-a-Lago residence and the airport. The sign that Donald Trump wants to make his surrender to the New York prosecutor a political spectacle.
2023-04-04 07:00:00
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