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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said supporters of former President Donald Trump should not hold protests if Mr. Trump is indicted on charges related to alleged hush-money payments he made seven years ago.
“I don’t think people should protest this, no, and if you talk to President Trump he doesn’t believe this either,” the California Republican told reporters at a gathering of House Republicans aimed at mapping out the party’s agenda.
Mr. McCarthy’s statement follows Mr. Trump’s call Saturday for his supporters to “protest, protest, protest,” and “take our nation back,” in response to leaked information about a probe by liberal Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
According to the leaks, Mr. Bragg is on the verge of indicting the former president on felony charges that could lead to his arrest this week.
Mr. McCarthy said Mr. Trump’s calls for protests, delivered on his Truth Social media site, were misinterpreted and that the former president intended for his supporters to “educate people about what is going on.
