- Trump was in good spirits — proper till the indictment dropped, per The Washington Submit.
- One adviser advised The Submit that Trump had been joking about “golden handcuffs” earlier than the indictment.
- However on Thursday night time, the adviser stated Trump had grow to be “irritated” and “deflated.”
Former President Donald Trump was joking with aides and in excessive spirits till the New York indictment took him and his staffers unexpectedly, per The Washington Submit.
The Submit spoke to an aide who stated Trump was joking about “golden handcuffs” within the days earlier than he was indicted. Trump additionally thought an indictment wouldn’t come for weeks, if in any respect, two advisers advised The Submit.
One of many two advisers the Submit spoke to added that Trump shortly turned “irritated” and “deflated” after the indictment.
The previous president’s crew additionally began scrambling to kind out how you can get him to New York for an arraignment subsequent week, the adviser stated. Trump is due in court docket on April 4.
This perception into Trump’s temper at Mar-a-Lago, post-indictment, echoes reporting from The New York Instances and Politico.
The New York Instances journalist Maggie Haberman reported on Thursday that Trump and his crew had been blindsided by the indictment. They assumed that studies of a weekslong break within the grand jury’s deliberations meant the indictment wouldn’t be introduced till the tip of April, per The Instances.
They had been incorrect. Trump was indicted on Thursday by a grand jury in New York, in reference to an investigation into hush-money funds made to the grownup movie actress Stormy Daniels.
The Manhattan district legal professional’s workplace initially requested for Trump to be arraigned on Friday, however his attorneys stated the Secret Service wants extra time to determine his escort, per Politico.
Different indicators additionally present Trump was unprepared to be indicted on Thursday. Lower than 24 hours earlier than his indictment, Trump posted on Reality Social that he had gained “SUCH RESPECT” for the grand jury.
The put up aged poorly. In a Reality Social put up after his indictment, Trump stated he had been indicted by “Thugs and Radical Left Monsters.”
Individually, The Instances reported earlier in March that Trump has been dwelling it up at Mar-a-Lago, cruising round his Florida residence in his golf cart and DJ-ing at a celebration on the property.
A spokesman for Trump didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s request for remark despatched outdoors common enterprise hours.
