Today, around 4 p.m., the Malignant Loser will be arraigned in the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Court Building in Washington, D.C. on four felony counts related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election and unlawfully seize power. His presence will require extraordinary police presence, given his habit of stirring up his violent and seditious cult of lawless goobers. Washington is prepared, as the Washington Post notes this morning:
"A federal courthouse near the foot of the U.S. Capitol was ringed with law enforcement Thursday, prepared to welcome Donald Trump back to a neighborhood where he rallied thousands of angry supporters toward the seat of government less than three years ago. But this time, he’ll come not as the president, but as a criminal defendant. [snip]
As of about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, police had closed D Street between 3rd and 6th Streets in Northwest, while dozens of officers stood on guard in the area. Tow trucks were removing parked cars, and trucks with plow blades were poised to form a barrier.
The U.S. Marshals Service has stepped up protection for judges assigned to the case, and metal bike rack barriers with yellow tape that bore the phrase 'U.S. Marshal Do Not Cross' were placed near the court’s entrance to control pedestrian traffic. At the federal courthouse overnight and in the early morning, nearly 100 journalists and spectators stood in line, waiting for a spot inside.
The D.C. Police Department said it was working with a host of federal agencies and anticipated 'rolling road closures and short-term traffic implications,' in addition to parking restrictions in the blocks surrounding the federal courthouse." (our emphasis)
Yesterday, Senate office buildings had to be cleared following a phoned-in active shooter threat that turned out to be false, no doubt an angry MAGAt's idea of a rehearsal for the future. With those buildings just a few blocks away, the Capitol police are also on high alert for a potential MAGAt assault, although if it's like the Manhattan arraignment on 34 counts of business fraud in April, few of his cultists will show.
