Following the indictment against former President Donald Trump, all New York City police officers were told to come to work in uniform on Friday for deployments throughout the city.
A spokesperson for the NYPD told Fox News Digital that NYPD officers were told to put on their uniforms by 7 a.m. but there was no credible threat.
A spokeswoman said: “We’re just preparing for what could happen.
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A police officer stands in front of Trump Tower in New York, NY, March 22, 2023. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
Last week, the New York Police Department set up barricades around Manhattan Criminal Court ahead of a possible indictment of Mr. Trump. Trump earlier called on his supporters to protest if he was arrested.
The police directive came on the heels of news that Trump had been indicted as part of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s years-long investigation into possible hush money. It includes a $130,000 deal to Daniels and a $150,000 payment to a former Playboy model. Karen McDougalFox News Digital learned.
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silence fee payment The payments made to both McDougal and Daniels were revealed and reported by Fox News in 2018. These payments were investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Federal Election Commission.
“Tonight, we reached out to Mr. Trump’s attorneys to arrange for him to surrender to the Manhattan attorney’s office for arraignment on the Supreme Court indictment, which remains sealed,” the prosecutor said. a spokesperson for the station said. “We will let you know as soon as the arraignment date is decided.”
Federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York have opted out of indicting Trump in connection with the 2019 Stormy Daniels payments. The Federal Election Commission has also stopped investigating the issue in 2021.
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“This is not a criminal indictment. “President Trump has promised to end the war in Ukraine peacefully, dismantle the shadowy government, and save our country by putting America first,” Super PAC’s Taylor Vuwitch said in a statement. That is why the political elite and power brokers are weaponizing the government to stop him.
Fox News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
