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Reminiscent of his language before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Donald Trump called on supporters to "take our nation back" if he's arrested.
"Public safety for our community is our top priority," a SAPD public information officer said in an email to the Current. "SAPD continuously monitors open source information for any possible protests and civil unrest and performs threat assessments to prepare appropriately."
Despite those preparations, the department has an "unwavering commitment to public safety while protecting everyone's constitutionally protected right to free speech," the statement also said.
Trump is facing possible arrest as a grand jury decides whether to indict the former president on charges related to hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. Although paying off a former mistress isn't illegal, the body is considering whether the accounting measures used by the Trump Organization to cover up the payment may have broken the law, according to NBC News.
The grand jury is hearing the last witness before deciding whether to indict the former US president on Tuesday, the AP reports. That means Trump could be arrested as early as Tuesday if criminally indicted.
Although it's unclear whether the grand jury will decide to issue an indictment, the former president announced Saturday on Truth Social that he expected to be arrested on Tuesday. He called on supporters "protest" and "take our nation back."
In response, some police departments are making preparations. Authorities in New York erected metal barricades around a Manhattan court house on Monday, according to Reuters.
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