Bomb threat delays New York court hearing as country awaits possible charges against Trump

An unsubstantiated bomb threat in lower Manhattan Tuesday morning delayed a court hearing involving former President Trump as the city and much of the country remained tense at the prospect of protests or riots in response to his possible indictment.

It is not clear if the threat was mentioned Trump or his problems with the law, but the delay affected Tuesday morning’s hearing on the lawsuit filed by the New York Atty. Gene. Letitia James against Trump and several members of his family, accusing them of fraudulent bloat Trump condition.

The threat came in a 911 call that mentioned several locations in lower Manhattan, a court spokesman told the Los Angeles Times. The NYPD searched several buildings, including the New York County Courthouse and the district attorney’s office.

“Operations were minimally affected in less than 30 minutes,” said Lucian Chalfen, a courthouse spokesman.

An NYPD spokesman said the department does not have information about the reported threat immediately available.

The unfounded threat comes from the fact that the police of major cities across the country, including New York and Los Angeles, are already before taking steps in response to the possibility of protests if the former president is indicted this week. A mob fence was erected outside a Manhattan courthouse where a grand jury was convened on charges that porn star Stormy Daniels had been paid to keep quiet about her affair with Trump.

Prospects for protests and unrest rose when Trump announced on social media last week, without evidence, that he would be arrested Tuesday by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in connection with the Stormy Daniels payout scandal. In a message to supporters, written in capital letters via his Truth Social website, the former president called on his supporters to “PROTEST, RETURN OUR NATION!”

Trump’s latest call to supporters echoes his calls for his supporters to march on the US Capitol on January 1st. On December 6, 2021, when he followed up with his false claims about the rigged results of the 2020 presidential election.

Over 1,000 people were arrested in January. 6 riots, including 326 who were charged with assault, resisting or obstructing officers, according to Department of Justice. More than 100 people pleaded guilty to criminal offenses, and 385 more pleaded guilty to minor offences.

But such crowds are yet to be seen in response to Trump’s latest call to supporters.

One Monday protest the number of reporters far outnumbered the number of Trump supporters.

However, supporters such as former Trump adviser Roger Stone have called for “peaceful” and “legitimate” protests across the country.

Other Republican leaders urged supporters not to protest, including Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, who on Sunday criticized the criminal investigation against Trump as politically motivated but said supporters should not protest about it.