The video of the New York Police Department setting up barricades outside of the Manhattan Criminal Court ahead of former President Donald Trump’s anticipated arrest went viral on Twitter on Monday. In the video, a number of press reporters could be seen already setting up cameras and lights ahead of the event which will no doubt be heavily covered across the media houses.

The NYPD has also ordered the mobilization of 700 riot police at the scene. There also reports that more than a dozen senior Police Department officials and two of the mayor’s top public safety aides held a virtual meeting to discuss security, staffing, and contingency plans in the event of any protests.

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Here is the video:

There were a number of Twitter users who reacted with glee to the video. “Tomorrow is going to be so funny,” one of them wrote, while another said, “Standby for countless references to Jan 6 by MSM and another Quantico FBI field trip for the boys.” A third added, “Exclusively brought to you, by the producers of the January 6th Capitol tour.”

Trump claimed on Saturday that he will be arrested on Tuesday and issued a call for his supporters to protest. The arrest comes in connection with the yearslong investigation into a hush-money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels who had engaged in alleged sexual encounters with the former president.

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“IT’S TIME!!!” he wrote. “WE JUST CAN’T ALLOW THIS ANYMORE. THEY’RE KILLING OUR NATION AS WE SIT BACK & WATCH. WE MUST SAVE AMERICA!PROTEST, PROTEST, PROTEST!!!”

Following Trump’s statements, District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is heading the investigation, said law enforcement would ensure that the 1,600 people who work in his office would remain safe, and that “any specific or credible threats” would be investigated, in an internal email.

“We do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York,” he wrote, and added: “In the meantime, as with all of our investigations, we will continue to apply the law evenly and fairly, and speak publicly only when appropriate.”