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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward,Richard Hall and Ariana Baio

New Yorkers react to Trump indictment with celebration and relief: ‘A great day in American history’

Ariana Baio / The Independent

When he announced his imminent prosecution in his hometown of New York City, Donald Trump called on his supporters to protest, predicting “death and destruction” and visions of World War III.

Outside his namesake skyscraper on Fifth Avenue – the street where he once suggested he could shoot someone and get away with it, home to his Trump Organization and the imposing glass tower from where he descended his beloved “golden escalators” to announce his 2016 presidential campaign – the protests never came.

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