– Protest, take back our country! This is what former President of the United States, Donald Trump, writes in a post in his own social medium “Truth Social”, where he also claims that he will be arrested already on Tuesday. The play Trump on Saturday morning brought brings for US expert Sofie Høgestøl, bringing up memories of the play-out for the congress storming on January 6, 2021. Four lost their lives in the riots. – It is very difficult to know what Trump wants with such a move now, but it is very typical for him to go out hard so that the other party ends up on the back foot, says Høgestøl. Under investigation The background for the plot is that the ongoing investigation in which Trump is accused of having paid out so-called hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels, so that she would not talk about their sexual relationship, is now dragging on. Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has previously been convicted of having paid out around one and a half million kroner to the porn actor. – Cohen was at the grand jury earlier this week to talk about this. There may be signals that the investigation is now nearing its end, says Høgestøl. May have received tips Whether Trump will actually be indicted or arrested this week is not known. In that case, it will be the first time a former president of the United States has been prosecuted. However, Høgestøl says there are good reasons why the former president’s statement is true. Trump himself claims he got the information through leaks from a law firm in New York. – It is not unlikely that Trump’s legal apparatus has received any hints that the investigation in New York will end in an indictment and possibly an arrest. This has been seen in several major criminal cases, says Høgestøl. Secret Service taken to bed According to the Washington Post, the Secret Service, the police force responsible for the security of former presidents, was taken to bed by Trump’s message on Saturday morning. They expected that Trump’s lawyers would tell them about a possible indictment as soon as they were told about it, and that the New York attorney general who could bring the indictment would negotiate with Trump’s lawyers before Trump’s possible arrest. Trump’s spokesman Steven Cheung tells the newspaper that there has been no announcement of an indictment against Trump. Cheung is urging Trump’s supporters to attend the rally he is planning in Waco, Texas next Saturday. NOT SURPRISED: US expert Sophie Høgestøl believes it is typical of Trump to urge his supporters to fight. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB Believe that the claims are true Several other Norwegian US experts also believe that the claims may be true, according to NTB. Advisor at the Civita think tank Eirik Løkke is one of these. – He would hardly have encouraged people to take to the streets if he did not fear being arrested. Furthermore, we know that the prosecutor’s office in New York has invited Trump to testify before a grand jury, which is an indication that an indictment may come, he says to NTB. In addition to being charged with paying kickbacks to Stormy Daniels in New York, Trump is charged with a number of other matters in other states. DRAMATIC: When Trump last called for riots, it ended in large protests and storming of Congress. Photo: John Minchillo / AP – Going hard Trump’s call for demonstrations is similar to the one he made on December 19, 2020. It was seen as a mobilization order for several right-wing militant groups and was crucial to the January 6, 2021 demonstrations that ended with the storming of Congress. – Will this new call lead to large demonstrations, and in the worst case, violence? – This is typical Trump. He goes hard with the hope of outplaying his opponents. Whether this leads to riots as large as we saw during the congress storming is too early to say, says Høgestøl to news. If the investigation ends in an indictment and arrest, which will be the first time a president has been arrested, this will not, according to Høgestøl, prevent Trump from standing for election next year. Former organizer retired Ali Alexander, who was one of the organizers behind the 2021 congress storming, posted on the platform Telegram on Saturday: “Earlier I said that if trump was arrested, 100,000 patriots should block all routes to Mar A Lago. I am retired now, but I will pray for him,” Alexander wrote.
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