The White House is closely monitoring the possibility of episodes of violence in the demonstrations called in support of former President Donald Trump, who appears before a New York judge on Tuesday.
John Kirby, one of the spokesmen for the US presidency (White House), stressed this Monday that “active threats” were not detected, but that, as a precaution, the government headed by Joe Biden is closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with the state. and local authorities if they need help.
“We are following this as closely as possible to be prepared,” he guaranteed, during a telephone press conference.
Kirby stressed that “violence has no place in the United States,” but considered that any peaceful protest offers “a lot of value” to the country’s democracy.
The White House avoided making a specific statement on the matter.
A day after the disclosure of the accusation on Thursday, US President Joe Biden responded to several questions on the subject with the phrase: “I have no comment on Trump.”
On Monday, Biden was also asked about the pro-Tump protests while visiting the Minnesota facility of a Cummins-owned factory that makes fuel and electricity generation systems.
A reporter asked the Democrat if he was concerned about the possibility of violence, to which Biden replied: “No, I trust the New York Police Department.”
The New York police asked all its agents, in an internal note, to be prepared for any problem.
Also this Monday, some 200 Trump supporters gathered at the Palm Beach (Florida) airport to say goodbye to the former president (2017-2021), who traveled to New York to appear in court this Tuesday.
The real estate magnate, born in New York and where he prospered in various business areas, should be summoned on Tuesday starting at 2:15 p.m. (local time, plus five in mainland Portugal) in a criminal case that has not yet been made public. .
The Republican left his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, this Monday to fight a legal battle in New York, where he is formally accused in a case involving the payment of bribes to the pornographic actress Stormy Daniels to guarantee her silence in the trial. facing an extramarital affair.
Before the judge, Trump will plead “not guilty” because “there is no crime,” according to his defense.
After appearing before the judge and going through a protocol that will include the extraction of fingerprints and photographs, Donald Trump must be released pending the organization of his trial.
This is the first indictment of a former president in the history of the United States of America (USA) -when Trump is also a candidate for the White House in 2024- and posed great security challenges, with authorities preparing for possible demonstrations.
The accusations that the former Republican president will face are not yet known, but some of his most faithful allies have come to his defense, such as Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Source: TSF
