YES. Bragg tells office they won’t be intimidated by Trump’s call for protests

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sent an email to his staff on Saturday saying he would not tolerate “attempts to intimidate our office” after Donald Trump issued an appeal to his supporters before a possible arrest.

The progressive district attorney’s memo comes hours after former President Donald Trump called Bragg’s office “corrupt and political” and urged his followers to protest his arrest, which Trump predicted would take place on Tuesday.

“Our law enforcement partners ensure that any specific or credible threats to the office are fully investigated and that proper security measures are in place to ensure that all 1,600 of us have a safe working environment,” Bragg told his office, according to a leaked email. . , received by journalist Breanna Morello.

“In the meantime, as with all of our investigations, we will continue to apply the law evenly and fairly and only speak openly when appropriate,” Bragg wrote. “We will not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York.”

On Saturday morning, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to announce that he would be arrested on Tuesday.

“FAR FURTHER FROM REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, RETURN OUR NATION!” he bellowed in capital letters.

“THEY ARE KILLING OUR NATION WHILE WE SIT AND WATCH. WE HAVE TO SAVE AMERICA! PROTEST, PROTEST, PROTEST!!!! he wrote in a follow-up message.

Trump could be charged with the $130,000 hush money he allegedly paid to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016.

Daniels claims she had an affair with Trump in 2006, which Trump has repeatedly denied.

Trump will become the first president in U.S. history to face criminal charges after leaving office if charges are filed against him.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats called Trump’s calls to protest his arrest “reckless.”

“The former president’s announcement this morning is reckless: he is doing this to stay in the news and stir up unrest among his supporters,” Pelosi said. tweeted. “He cannot hide from his violations of the law, disrespect for our elections and calls for violence.”

“Trump’s goal is acts of violence on his behalf”, California Rep. Eric Swalwell echoed. “And we have to be ready to defend ourselves against it.”

Former Trump attorney and aide Michael Cohen, who served three years in prison after pleading guilty to violating federal campaign finance laws in connection with 2018 payouts, told The Post on Saturday that Trump’s message was “eerily similar” to his battle cry before the January 6 uprising; including calls for protest.

“By doing so, Donald hopes to anger his base, witness another violent encounter on his behalf, and profit from it by demanding donations.”

Many Republicans came to Trump’s defense, including Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, who called on Congress to “immediately” investigate “politically motivated prosecutions.”

“Here we go again – an outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA who lets violent criminals get away while he pursues political revenge on President Trump.” McCarthy published.