NYC Mayor Eric Adams previously stated that Rikers Island is prepared for the possibility of Trump being put in jail.
President Donald Trump's Secret Service has reportedly detail met with local jail officials ahead of the decision in the NYC trial to prepare if Trump has to go behind bars. The report comes as the judge overseeing the case has ruled that the jurors do not have to agree on the crime that Trump committed.
According to a report from CBS News, Trump's Secret Service detail has met with local New York corrections officials in preparation for the possibility, a New York corrections source told the outlet. Being the 45th president of the United States, Trump has the right to Secret Service protection for the rest of his life. Being put behind bars may complicate the situation if that is the case.
During a May 6 hearing of the trial, Judge Merchan said that he worries "about the people who would have to execute that sanction: the court officers, the correction officers, the Secret Service detail, among others." Merchan has previously threatened Trump with jail time over violations of the gag order placed on Trump. Trump serving jail time, or a sentence of sorts is still uncertain in the case, however, the prospect would be unprecedented.
Former Manhattan prosecutor Duncan Levin told the outlet that Merchan could sentence Trump, if found guilty, to home confinement and a probation period. This would allow Trump to continue to access social media and conduct interviews.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams has stated, "Our amazing commissioner is prepared for whatever comes on Rikers Island."
"I’m pretty sure [the Department of Corrections commissioner] would be prepared to manage and deal with the situation," Adams continued. "As you see what's happening with Harvey Weinstein, we have to adjust, you know, in this business, particularly around law enforcement, we have to adjust whatever comes our way."
Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York in the case brought by District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The action, which happened in 2016, is usually charged as a misdemeanor and has passed the statute of limitations. However, Bragg increased the charges to felonies, implicating that they were connected to another crime. Merchan ruled the jury does not have to agree on what that crime is, just that another was committed in the case alongside the falsified records charges.
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