In places including New York, Atlanta and Palm Beach, authorities prepared for demonstrations after Trump called for protests to oppose his looming arrest. Trump’s language echoed his rhetoric before his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
In New York, law enforcement and court officials have sought to plot out security measures and logistics for a former president’s possible first court appearance on criminal charges.
“They’re worried about the demonstrators both pro-Trump and anti-Trump, and just wackos on the street,” said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to convey parts of a confidential discussion. “They see this as an opportunity to attack somebody.” The response to Trump’s online calls for protests have been scattered, rather than unified, according to extremism researchers. The response is “a wide range of conspiracies, mixed in with efforts to plan, mixed in with calls for violence, mixed in with ‘don’t do anything,’” said Oren Segal, vice president of the Center on Extremism at the Anti-Defamation League.
A spokesman for the Atlanta Police Department declined to comment on security planning, but said the department is “aware of possible protests” and would “continue to monitor them.” A spokesman for the Georgia State Patrol similarly said they were “monitoring” the situation as well. Last summer, the FBI searched for classified documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, and hundreds of Trump supporters gathered nearby with no unusual incidents, Scanlon said.
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