As former President Donald Trump prepares to be arraigned in federal court in Miami on Tuesday, both MAGA protesters and law enforcement alike are preparing for a huge demonstration.
And according to The Daily Beast, police aren't the only ones worried — Trump's own strategists are privately scared the situation could unfold into a "disaster."
"Those closest to the ex-president pointed to a rally organized by the Trump-adoring activist Laura Loomer — and promoted by longtime Trump ally Roger Stone — as an event that could go very wrong," reported Zachary Petrizzo. "'Inside of this event, there is going to be a disaster,' a Trump confidant told The Daily Beast. 'There are going to be people that come out that don’t want to be peaceful. All the things that are wrong with MAGA are going to show up,' the confidant added. 'You get the fanatics coming out.' A close Trump adviser also expressed reservations about the gathering. 'I would hope it’s not a protest,' this Trump adviser told The Daily Beast. 'I have never heard of anyone wanting to protest.'"
Loomer, who has mounted multiple unsuccessful bids for Congress and was briefly considered for a role on Trump's own campaign, is infamous for her Islamophobic and white nationalist activity.
"Loomer has implored supporters to bring 'Trump flags, Trump shirts, Trump hats, Trump signs, bullhorns and your love of President Trump' to the Miami courthouse where Trump will be arraigned. And even though she’s repeatedly warned supporters to remain peaceful, there are real concerns about the crowd that may show up," noted the report.
This comes after multiple far-right members of Congress have made statements about the Trump indictment that appear to directly incite violence. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) made allusions to civil war and suggested there would be "an eye for an eye." Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) a former Army staff sergeant and reserve law enforcement officer, called Trump supporters to action with military jargon, before walking back the idea he was calling for literal war.
Trump faces 37 federal charges, including dozens of violations of the Espionage Act, for allegedly trying to conceal highly classified national defense information from federal officials trying to return it to the National Archives, even moving it around from room to room in boxes so that his own lawyers wouldn't be aware there were documents he was refusing to give up.
