Law enforcement will deploy robust security package around Trump for New York hush money trial

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN

Published 7:04 PM EDT, Thu April 11, 2024


CNN — When former President Donald Trump appears in a New York courtroom Monday to face an unprecedented legal battle in his hush money case, law enforcement will deploy a sophisticated and multi-layered security plan greater than that of his previous high-profile cases in Manhattan, law enforcement officials told CNN.

Trump, who is supposed to be in court and does not have the option of skipping any of the estimated six-to-eight week trial, is now the presumptive Republican nominee set to rematch President Joe Biden in November – a key difference from his attendance during a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James that inherently raises the stakes and will mean a more robust security package.

The hallmark of the strategy is a combination of extra staffing, strategically placed frozen zones, high-tech deployments and intelligence, which includes monitoring social media for anything ranging from lone wolf threats to major politically themed protests and disturbances, the officials said. “Obviously, the threat picture is bigger,” said New York Police Department Assistant Chief John Hart, commanding officer of the NYPD’s Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division, who added that they did a similar security ramp up around Trump when he became the GOP nominee in 2016.

“We had to set up a whole infrastructure around Trump Tower, which we will have to rebuild for this,” Hart said of the security posture around the former president. “We’re going to be looking at the threat picture on a constant basis. Social media scrubbing, just listening to people making calls or making threats online, all of those thin

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/politics/law-enforcement-security-new-york-hush-money-trial-trump/index.html

[RealityBasedNewYorkr]

1. Translation: traffic in downtown Manhattan is f'ed for 2 months

Sweet.

[Think. Again.]

2. Why wasn't a federal "robust security package"...

....set up around this guy as soon as we knew what a danger he is to our National Security?

[riversedge]

3. Nothing said about the cost. But assume #NYC will pay??

[Hope22]

4. I would love to hear about the enhanced security of the jury!

My guess it’s something more in line with a nylon net.

[SergeStorms]

5. As a former "president"....

he's given SS protection. That, along with the normal security for the court, should be more than enough security for this traitor.

[jimfields33]

6. Apparently New York City authorities do not think that's enough.

I’m sure they did everything they could to minimize it was much as possible. Yes New York will pay for this as they have the trial there.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Well, it is easy to forget about the judge, jurors, prosecutors, support staff

Thankfully NY hasn`t.

[SergeStorms]

10. You have a point there...

but I'm not sure these law enforcement officers are there to protect them. 🤔

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. Article headline misdirects, only mentions tRump. As to LEO, presumably SecServ is tight around him in public. . nt

[chouchou]

8. Also, actually, there really is no reason to have the press there, in and outside of the courtroom.

Mr. Loudmouth will whine, exaggerate, lie and blow bullshit about how he is oh-so hurt and punished for
absolutely no reason what-so-ever.
I'm really looking forward to his commentary every night!

[FeelingBlue]

9. The irony!

The real threats, of course, are against the judge, the jury, witnesses and those who serve the court. This beefed up security just serves to make Trump feel like an important victim. Protecting Trump from seeing protesters is a waste of money. Why is he so special that he can’t see protesters?

[Traurigkeit]

11. Why waste resources on TSF ?

in NYC we'd only spit on TSF

[LiberalFighter]

12. I seriously doubt there will be anyone wanting to kill him.

Would likely want him in prison.

[Drum]

14. I have to report for jury service there on the 25th...sounds like it'll be some kinda scene downtown!