Trump's violent warning if charged with hush-money case.
Former US President Donald Trump has warned of "potential death and destruction" if he is charged in a New York investigation into a hush money payment that his personal lawyer paid to a porn star in 2016. Trump has repeatedly rebuked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor overseeing the investigation, and has accused him of targeting him for political reasons. The former president's bellicose rhetoric and calls for protests have renewed fears of political violence, more than two years after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, to try to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election win.