Rather than having to show up in person to be arraigned on over 30 charges on Tuesday in Manhattan, failed one-term, twice-impeached former president Donald Trump was offered an alternative: The arraignment could be handled via Zoom.
According to Rolling Stone reporter Jana Winter, Trump refused the offer and insisted that he be arraigned in person.
“He wanted a perp walk, he wanted daylight hours,” a law enforcement official in on the security planning official told Rolling Stone. “He wants to get out of the vehicle and walk up the stairs. This is a nightmare for Secret Service, but they can only strongly suggest — not order — that Trump enter through the secure tunnels.
“Trump wants to greet the crowd. This should be a surprise to no one — especially not his detail.”
See, Trump believes he will be compared to Jesus:
“It’s kind of a Jesus Christ thing. He is saying ‘I’m absorbing all this pain from all around from everywhere so you don’t have to,’” a source close to the legal team said.
Trump hopes to continue to promote his message, “‘If they can do this to me they can do this to you,’ and that’s a powerful message,” the source said.
The Secret Service is also likely to be extremely protective of Trump, which could make for an interesting mug shot.
“It will be a shitshow,” the law enforcement official told Rolling Stone. The source also joked that the Secret Service is going to press for surrounding Trump to such a degree “we may have a group mugshot. I wish I was joking, I’m not.”
“What a great cartoon. They have to be close to him, so what? Trump’s mug shot will be the former president surrounded by 12 guys in suits with guns wearing sunglasses?”
Yep, that sure sounds like a shitshow, complete with Trump as the 300 pound pile of shit.
