Law enforcement agencies are conducting preliminary security assessments to prepare for a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump as early as next week, sources familiar with the plans told NBC News.
According to NBC, several agencies, including the NYPD, New York State Court Officers, the Secret Service, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, are discussing security plans in and around the Manhattan Criminal Court if Trump must travel to New York to face charges in connection with the $130,000 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
The former president is possibly facing felony charges of falsifying documents in connection to the payment.
Security officials told NBC that the plans at this stage are precautionary because no charges have been filed yet.
Last week, Trump was invited to testify before the grand jury hearing evidence about the payment but he declined the invitation.
Trump in the past has hinted at civil unrest if he is indicted.
“I think if it happened, I think you’d have problems in this country the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen before. I don’t think the people of the United States would stand for it,” Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt last year.
“I think they’d have big problems. Big problems,” he added.
