Manhattan civil courthouse shut down by bomb threat as Trump indictment looms
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Manhattan’s civil courthouse was briefly shut down by a bomb threat on Tuesday as prosecutors next door continue their work on the investigation into Donald Trump’s hush payment to Stormy Daniels.
The threat, called in to the local 911 dispatchers, did not mention the former president by name, nor did it specifically target the criminal courthouse out of which District Attorney Alvin Bragg has his office - located just across Centre Stret in downtown Manhattan. But the threat nevertheless did impact at least one court case facing the former president, according to a reporter for Law360: New York state Attorney General Leticia James’s $250m fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump and members of his family who are also part of the Trump Organization.
It wasn’t initially clear if the bomb scare resulted in the criminal courthouse across the street being shut down, but the civil courthouse was reportedly closed and searched for a short time.
NEW: Bomb threat at NYC civil courthouse 60 Centre Street. Court officers closed doors for some time but have now been cleared, according to court official and union official. @Law360 https://t.co/KKzLHwEgya
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