Kevin McCarthy Says Americans Shouldn’t Protest If Trump Is Indicted

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) suggested that Americans should refrain from protesting if former President Donald Trump gets indicted in the near future. Trump had requested his supporters to protest in response to the potential indictment in connection with a hush-money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, McCarthy was queried about Trump’s call for protests on Truth Social. “I don’t think people should protest this stuff,” McCarthy said about Trump’s posts.

McCarthy held that Trump was simply attempting to inform others and create awareness about the ongoing events. On Truth Social, Trump had written over the weekend that people should “protest” and “take our nation back” before criticizing the investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office against him as politically motivated.

McCarthy emphasized that Trump was not speaking in a harmful way and urged that nobody should harm each other. He called for equal application of the law, citing that if that were the case, the situation would have been different. “If was this to happen, we want calmness out there,” the speaker added. He stressed that there should be no “violence or harm.”

In the meantime, some of Trump’s supporters warned that demonstrators who show up in Democrat-run places like New York City could be jailed. Ali Alexander, one organizer of the “Stop the Steal” movement after the 2020 election, cautioned Trump supporters against going to New York City. “You have no liberty or rights there,” Alexander wrote on Twitter, adding they would be “jailed or worse.”

He claimed he spoke with InfoWars host Alex Jones, who is “not protesting either.”

Another Republican, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pointed out that federal agents could be mingling with would-be protesters. There has long been speculation that federal agents were involved in instigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. “How many Feds/Fed assets are in place to turn protest against the political arrest of Pres Trump into violence?” Greene asked on Twitter.

A Manhattan grand jury is investigating alleged hush money payments to Stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign. Prosecutors have not said when their work might conclude or when charges could come.

Over the weekend, Trump wrote that he would be indicted on Tuesday, although the district attorney’s office has made no public comments about the matter. The former president has denied any wrongdoing and has long said he never had an affair with Daniels, whose real name is Stepahnie Clifford.

The long-time conservative activist, Kristinn Taylor suggested on Sunday that Trump protesters should be careful of provocateurs or individuals who are acting in a violent or abnormal manner.

“With Trump supporters now recognizing that provocateurs and federal agents will attempt to infiltrate protests, my recommendation would be to go ahead and protest—but to tightly police your gatherings. Best to avoid the whole lot of ’em,” he said. “I would also tell people who show up in camo or khaki” military fatigues to “get lost,” the activist added.

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