Secret Service agents have reportedly met with jail authorities in New York City to prepare for a potential conviction in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s so-called “hush money” case.
According to a source at the New York Department of Corrections, preparations are ongoing as the trial nears its conclusion. A ruling might be issued as early as this week.
CBS reported that prison officials will be in charge of protecting any Secret Service agents charged with defending Trump if he is jailed. While the site of Trump’s prospective imprisonment is unknown, shorter terms can be served at the notorious Rikers Island prison, which has a special section for high-profile convicts.
Bragg has charged Trump with 34 criminal offenses in a case that has been torn to shreds by dozens of prominent law scholars since its announcement last year.
The Manhattan D.A.’s office, ostensibly coordinating with the Biden justice department through former DOJ attorney Matthew Colangelo, then elevated the accusation to a felony, claiming a purported “conspiracy” to commit another crime. Bragg has never disclosed the additional crime, despite more than a month of court hearings.
“There is reasonable doubt all over this case,” said former prosecutor Randy Zelin on