McCarthy urges calmness and discourages protests over potential Trump indictment.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has called for no protests or violence if former President Donald Trump is indicted or arrested. Reports suggest that an indictment from the Manhattan district attorney's office could be imminent. McCarthy defended Trump, arguing he "doesn't believe that either" and is "not talking in a harmful way." McCarthy joins Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in discouraging protests. The local prosecutors are investigating whether Trump violated campaign finance laws with hush money payments he allegedly paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels. McCarthy has slammed the probe as politically motivated and said he will direct House committees to investigate whether the investigation is using federal funds.