In the days before Donald Trump showed up for his second arrest — his first on federal charges — there was a flurry of media concern about another January 6-style MAGA riot. Even though there had not been any violence in response to Trump's first indictment on state fraud charges in New York City, this fear was justified. The online chatter in response to this set of charges was uglier and more violent than it was in the Manhattan case, with Trump fans promising "MAGA will make Waco look like a tea party" and "I want blood." Major Republican figureheads joined in the hysterics, with failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake declaring, "If you want to get to President Trump, you are going to have go through me" and threatening gun violence. Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona tweeted, "Eye for an eye." Trump had held back for a few days from the violent rhetoric, but as the arrest grew nearer, he started dropping hints that he would like a MAGA follower to hurt special prosecutor Jack Smith's wife.
On Tuesday, a cranky Trump made his appearance in court while a crowd of redhats waved Trump flags outside, but there was no violence.
