US security personnel prepare for a potential "arrest" of Trump - media

Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies are discussing security preparations in the event former President Donald Trump is indicted on felony falsification charges sometime in the coming days, according to multiple media outlets. The agencies are carrying out "preliminary security assessments" in and around a Manhattan courthouse to prepare for a possible indictment linked to an alleged "hush money" scheme involving a woman who claimed to have been intimate with the ex-president. The agencies discussing security preparations include the New York Police Department, New York State Court Officers, the US Secret Service, the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, and the Manhattan DA's Office. The Secret Service will eventually determine whether Trump is handcuffed in the event he is charged. The former leader is under a grand jury investigation launched by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office over the alleged felony falsification of business records, and is accused of arranging a payment of $130,000 to adult film actress Stormy Daniels through his then-lawyer, Michael Cohen.
Stormy Daniels claims she was paid during the 2016 presidential campaign to keep quiet about alleged sexual encounters with Trump in the past. Trump's attorney Joe Tacopina has insisted on his client's innocence, saying the payments were made to a lawyer, not to Daniels. Cohen pleaded guilty to a federal charge related to the payment in 2018 and has since cooperated with the investigation into Trump. He has provided hours of testimony before the grand jury probing Trump on the alleged felony charge.