[News] EE. UU., atento a una nueva amenaza de violencia trumpista

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Across the United States there is a deep state of anxiety about what could happen after Tuesday, when former President Donald Trump is expected to appear before a Manhattan judge on more than 30 charges related to commercial fraud. In New York, the Police ordered a total mobilization plan: all officers must remain "ready at any time during their assigned tour", with special emphasis on Fifth Avenue, where the famous Trump Tower and the courthouse are located. prisons where the room of the Colombian judge Juan Manuel Merchán, who presides over the case, is located.

“This is going to cause a logistical nightmare for the city, because of the protests and because they will have to keep it not contained, but protected,” Rich Frankel, a former FBI agent, told ABC. "They don't have a playbook that they can pull out and say, 'Oh, impeached ex-president, so we're going to do A, B, C and D. This is going to be something completely new," he added.

There are reasons to fear. And it is that the scenes of the assault on the Capitol in Washington, on January 6, 2021, remain fresh in the memory of the po[CENSORED]tion. On that occasion, then-President Trump encouraged his fans to march to reverse the election results, in an event that got completely out of hand. Trump, anticipating the impeachment against him, had already called on his supporters to march again, a couple of weeks ago, and some of his bishops, such as Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, have said they will lead the "peaceful" protests in the city. along with the New York Republican caucus.

But for Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security official and expert on the matter, "the concern is less about the New York City arraignment and more about other aspects of the violence that could occur in the rest of the country." , as explained on NBC. This is because Trump does not have as strong a footing in New York as he does in other states. Miles recalls that in August 2022, a gunman attacked the FBI office in Cincinnati after the raid on Trump's residence in Florida, and that in other areas of the country the threat is greater than in Manhattan.

“That's what we've seen on Trump's record. Nobody wants violence, but if we look at the past it is very reasonable for us to predict a public safety concern,” Taylor said.

Near New York, it is Democrats in Washington who are taking potential security threats very seriously. Some congressmen, such as Representative Dean Phillips, who was one of the people who was trapped in the gallery of the House of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Phillips decided to let his team work from home Tuesday in the face of alarms. “Much of the language of the former president and his devotees is similar to that which inspired January 6. I am concerned about the safety of my colleagues and my staff," Phillips said.

Other congressmen, such as Rep. Palmira Jaypal, have allowed their staff to work from home starting last week in the face of threats. And it is that, added to the assault on the Capitol, is the attack against Paul Pelosi, husband of Nancy Pelosi, former speaker of the House. It is hardly understandable that the Democrats are afraid: the number of threats against congressmen is surprisingly high, with 7,501 cases investigated in 2022, double the number reported in 2017. The question is: have plans for large-scale mobilizations been seen?

 

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