From early morning hundreds of people crowded the vicinity of the criminal court in Manhattan, some in favor of former President Donald Trump and others hoping to see him handcuffed and behind bars.
When Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene arrived, she pointed out with a megaphone that this accusation is 2024 election interference. Meanwhile, some New Yorkers yelled at her to go home.
The also Republican congressman George Santos, accused the prosecutor in charge of the case.
“I am here to support the president of the United States, who is being unjustly attacked by prosecutor Bragg, who wants to turn a petty crime into a criminal offense,” Santos said.
“Donald Trump is a cancer on humanity, a cancer in this country. And we have to remove that cancer now, we have to eradicate it and remove that cancer, because with that hatred we are not going to have anything in this country,” said David Galarza.
Metal barriers separate those who supported Donald Trump, with those who want to see him behind bars, but at times infiltrated from side to side they confronted each other shouting.
For his part, former President Trump pointed out on his social networks that the judge who would read him the criminal charges hates him and that the trial will not be fair.
“I know this is a politically motivated witch hunt, they’re going after Trump while crime in NYC is the order of the day, it’s absurd,” Dion said.
Those loyal to the former president even claim that Donald Trump is the current president of the United States.
“There are millions of people in this country who believe the election was stolen from our President Trump, God bless him and God bless America,” said another protester.
Since the day it became known that Trump would be indicted on charges of having paid $130,000 to buy the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels, for an alleged extramarital affair, Trump has raised more than $7 million in donations for his campaign. 2024 presidential