Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has issued a response following former president Donald Trump’s call for his supporters to protest if he is arrested.
In an internal message Saturday, Bragg declared that intimidation or threats against law enforcement would not be tolerated.
“Please know that your safety is our top priority,” Bragg said in a memo to office staff, Politico reports.
He added, “We do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York.”
In a post on his social media site Truth Social Saturday, Trump claimed that he’ll be arrested Tuesday and urged followers to protest.
“WE MUST SAVE AMERICA! PROTEST, PROTEST, PROTEST!!!” Trump said on Truth Social.
Trump is under investigation by Bragg’s office in connection with a hush money payment made to adult video performer Stormy Daniels during his first campaign for president.
The former president has denied any wrongdoing and called the investigation a continuation of the partisan “witch hunt” against him.
