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Trump spox statement confirms Trump doesn't know when an arrest might happen if an indictment is handed up. But he took to social media to declare that he did and to call for his supporters to protest and "take back" the country. https://t.co/EcY0wrg4vl

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 18, 2023

That puts this in context:

For those asking, so far there's scattered anger but no concrete plan on Trump forums for his potential arrest on Tuesday.

So far it's:
1—Users urging DeSantis not to be like "Judas Pence" and hand him over
2—Random, rote calls for Civil War if it happens

I'll keep you updated.

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) March 18, 2023

And these are the people you’re supposed to be afraid of:

Obviously, tons of conspiracy thinking. Trump forums are saying if he's arrested, it's a cover for the collapse of the US Dollar, which they've been expecting for weeks.

(It's part of a broad conspiracy theory about digital money and social credit systems. Don't worry about it.)

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) March 18, 2023

I don’t think that protest is going to get organized anytime soon. 

Reminder: Trump is expected to be indicted for something TRUMP'S OWN ADMINISTRATION prosecuted Michael Cohen for.

These people are insanely stupid. https://t.co/o70lpy0Vky

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) March 18, 2023