McCarthy urges calmness and discourages protests over potential Trump indictment.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy urged Americans not to protest if former President Donald Trump is indicted and arrested in a hush-money investigation in New York, contradicting Trump's call for his supporters to "Protest, take our nation back!" McCarthy defended Trump, dismissing the investigation as politically motivated, and pledged to investigate whether federal funding was being used to support the probe. Multiple sources said last week that law enforcement agencies in New York were preparing for a possible Trump indictment as soon as this week.