Plans are already said to be in place as authorities prepare for a potential historic indictment of the former president in New York.
A former Secret Service agent has described the “interesting” role that the agency could play in New York if Donald Trump is arraigned in connection to the Stormy Daniels hush money payment investigation.
Jonathan Wackrow, who is now global head of security for Teneo, appeared on CNN earlier this week to discuss the strongly rumored upcoming grand jury indictment and arrest of the former president.
Trump himself claimed he would be arrested on Tuesday as part of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s probe, and called for his supporters to protest. This uncorroborated arrest claim turned out not to be the case, with the grand jury set to reconvene next week.
Barricades were placed outside the Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday as a precaution following Trump’s calls for protests. The NYPD is also preparing for how to respond if Trump were to hand himself in to the authorities in response to what would be a historic indictment.
Discussing what the Secret Service’s role would be in such circumstances, Wackrow said the agency wouldn’t be involved in managing the surrounding area, as that would fall under NYPD and FBI jurisdiction, and instead it would focus solely on protecting the former president as he enters the court.
