Donald Trump’s surprise visit to Washington D.C. sparks arrest speculation

Donald Trump made a shock and unannounced go to to Washington D.C. on Sunday, prompting hypothesis and rumors concerning the motive for his journey.

A video of Trump arriving at Dulles Airport in Virginia, an airport regularly utilized by these heading to the capital, was posted on-line by freelance reporter Andrew Leyden.

The previous president will be seen getting out of a airplane and heading right into a automobile ready on the asphalt. Trump seems to be carrying golf footwear and a white polo high.

A motorcade of automobiles then drives away, with Leyden suggesting Trump was heading to his golf course in D.C.

Trump, who has solely visited Washington D.C as soon as since he left the White Home in January 2021, made no point out of the journey on Fact Social, the social media account he regularly posts on, or by way of every other assertion.

The shock go to has resulted in a spread of theories being shared on-line. Some have urged that Trump could also be in D.C. as a result of he is because of be arrested by the Division of Justice, or that he could also be visiting the Walter Reed hospital for well being causes.

Trump probably faces quite a few indictments in reference to the January 6 assault and his alleged makes an attempt to overturn the 2020 election outcomes. He’s additionally dealing with an FBI investigation into claims he mishandled labeled paperwork seized from his Mar-a-Lago resort, after which allegedly tried to hinder the inquiry.

Many have urged that Trump being wearing golf apparel suggests the go to was not deliberate, or wanted to be taken at a second’s discover.

Others famous that Trump could also be within the capital to attend a speech attributable to be given by his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at an occasion hosted by the America First Coverage Institute and the Abraham Accords Peace Institute on Monday.

Lindy Li, a political commentator and Democratic Nationwide Committee member, tweeted: “Trump is in DC 57 days earlier than the election. Which is correct across the DOJ’s alleged 60-day threshold for ‘election 12 months sensitivities.’ So, if the theories of indictment maintain true, this might be excellent timing.”

Li added: “He was effectively sufficient to deplane by himself so if it is a medical emergency it may possibly’t be that dire. Which paves the way in which for different explanations.”

Lawyer George Conway, husband of former White Home counselor Kellyanne Conway, dismissed the concept Trump is in D.C. to play golf because it “hasn’t precisely been golf climate right here.”

“It has been arraigning — I imply, raining,” Conway added.

Writer, journalist and legal professional Seth Abramson was a kind of who performed down the hypothesis as to why Trump is in D.C.

“I am seeing many individuals saying he is at Walter Reed with no proof to assist the declare. Others are saying he will be arraigned tomorrow, however DOJ has implied it will take no such motion pre-election,” Abramson tweeted. “A search of a Trump DC property? Presumably—however no proof of *that*, both.”

The Twitter account of the left-wing weblog the Palmer Report additionally urged the rationale for the go to will not be as thrilling as Trump critics are hoping will probably be.

“If the DOJ is behind this, the most effective hope now we have for a swift clarification is that if Trump himself blabs about it on his social community. However in such a case we would not know whether or not to imagine any of what he says anyway,” the Palmer Report tweeted.

“If Trump is faking a sudden well being difficulty as a result of he mistakenly believes that checking right into a hospital will save him from being indicted and arrested… yawn. In need of that, why would Trump abruptly resolve to voluntarily rush to DC, nonetheless wearing golf course garments, trying extra frazzled than ever? Cannot consider any motive that might curiosity me. Assembly with a brand new incompetent lawyer? Yawn.”

The Residents for Duty and Ethics in Washington group added: “Look, it is type of bizarre that Trump flew to DC tonight and nobody appears to know why. There’s a whole lot of hypothesis, so let’s simply wait till we all know extra earlier than leaping to conclusions. However it’s bizarre.”

Trump has been contacted for remark.