Bomb threats temporarily halt Manhattan court operations
Bomb threats temporarily halted operations at courthouses in lower Manhattan, including one where a grand jury has been hearing evidence against Trump in the criminal probe.
The threats led to the brief postponement of a hearing in an unrelated civil case in which Trump, his company and three of his adult children are being sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James over allegedly false financial statements involving the Trump Organization.
A state court system spokesman said a 911 call made a bomb threat against various locations in lower Manhattan, not all of which were courthouses.
The downtown area includes state and federal courthouses, and the headquarters of the New York Police Department.
“Affected buildings swept and normal operations resumed after a brief period,” said Lucian Chalfen, the court system spokesman. “No mention of Trump that I am aware.”
An NYPD spokesman said an email claiming that bombs had been placed at various locations around Manhattan was received by a downtown Manhattan community board at 11 a.m.
The threat “is not deemed credible at this time,” the NYPD said.
— Dan Mangan
Stormy Daniels plans to ‘dance down the street’ if Trump locked up
A combination photo shows Adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels speaking in New York City, and U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in Washington, Michigan, U.S. on April 16, 2018 and April 28, 2018 respectively.
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Stormy Daniels shot back at critics on Twitter, saying she plans to go dancing if Trump gets indicted over the $130,000 payment she received before the 2016 election to stay quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with the former president.
After Trump fan on Twitter implied she was a streetwalker, Daniels tweeted back “I won’t walk, I’ll dance down the street when he is ‘selected’ to go to jail.”
“Tiny paid me to frame himself?” Daniels wrote. “You sound even dumber than he does during his illiterate…
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