Trump is expected to land at New York’s LaGuardia airport around 3 p.m. ET, according to a source familiar with his plans.
He will stay at Trump Tower tonight, the source told CNN.
He’s not expected to stay in the city for very long.
Immediately after his Tuesday court appearance, he plans to return to Florida, the source said, where he has scheduled an event to speak publicly.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to “be on your best behavior” after the Republican firebrand said she will travel to the city to protest former President Donald Trump’s indictment.
Adams made the statement at a press conference as New York security officials detailed plans ahead of Trump’s arrival in Manhattan for his arraignment scheduled on Tuesday.
“While there may be some rabble-rousers thinking about coming to our city tomorrow, our message is clear and simple: Control yourselves. New York City is our home, not a playground for your misplaced anger. We have the safest large city in America because we respect the rule of law in New York City. And although we have no specific threats, people like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is known to spread misinformation and hate speech — she stated she is coming to town. While you’re in town, be on your best behavior,” Adams said.
“As always, we will not allow violence or vandalism of any kind. And if one is caught participating in any act of violence, they will be arrested and held accountable. No matter who you are,” he added.
Some House Republicans are threatening to use the annual spending process to exact retribution on the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, as Trump’s congressional allies ratchet up their response to his indictment ahead of Tuesday’s arraignment.
“I am disgusted with District Attorney Bragg’s office. They’ve spent thousands of dollars in federal funds to investigate President Trump and receive millions more in federal grants,” tweeted Rep. Andy Biggs, a former Freedom Caucus chairman.
“Congress should immediately cease funding this weaponized office.”
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, who is a close ally of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, echoed a similar sentiment on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”
“We control the power of the purse, and we’re going to look at the appropriations process and limit funds going to some of these agencies, particularly the ones engaged in the most egregious behavior,” Jordan said.
In response to the House GOP’s previous inquiries into how federal funds were used in the probe, the Manhattan DA’s office disclosed in a letter on Friday that out of the more than one billion dollars in asset forfeiture funds, it helped the federal government secure, approximately $5,000 was spent on expenses relating to Trump or the Trump organization between October 2019 and August 2021.
Bragg’s office maintains that no federal grant money was used toward expenses in the Trump investigation. It shared details with Congress about the three federal grant programs the office participates in regarding its casework and stated in Friday’s letter, “no expenses incurred relating to this matter have been paid from funds that the Office receives through federal grant programs.”
