Report: Palm Beach Officials Preparing For Potential Trump Indictment

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on March 22, 2019. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Law enforcement officials in Palm Beach County, Florida, are reportedly putting together contingency plans in case ex-President Donald Trump, who resides in his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, gets slapped with an indictment by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.

Politico’s Playbook reports that part of that planning has included discussions on the issue of potentially extraditing Trump if necessary.

Playbook notes that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), one of the ex-president’s top lackeys, has the authority to intervene in interstate extraditions.

Vance and his team are currently investigating Trump Organization for potential financial crimes, possibly including tax, bank, and insurance fraud. The prosecutor scored a major win for his probe in February when he was able to seize Trump’s long sought-after financial records, including his tax returns.

The ex-president has whined that the investigation is “a continuation of the greatest political Witch Hunt in the history of our Country.”

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  1. It ain’t Elba, but I like the idea of him being exiled to Florida for the rest of his hamberder measured life. Try to find an early evening crowd to regale in the Florida summer.

  2. Nab him while he’s in New Jersey for the summer.

    I’m sure our Democratic governor would have no problem shipping him across the Hudson.

  3. Here’s hoping the “Bedminster Perp Walk” becomes the new summer dance craze…

    Added bonus if they nab him on his golf course!

  4. A perp walk? Please oh pleeeeze!!!

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