The New York City grand jury that has been hearing testimony that could lead to a criminal charge against former President Donald Trump is off Friday, but threats directed at the Manhattan district attorney's office only intensified.
The New York Police Department was investigating a suspicious powder sent to DA Alvin Bragg's office on Friday. The envelope, which was addressed to Bragg, contained a letter threatening to kill the district attorney.
Earlier, Trump himself suggested there would be "potential death & destruction" if he faced a criminal charge.
The Manhattan panel is probing a $130,000 payment Trump's then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen gave porn star Stormy Daniels shortly before Election Day 2016. Daniels' real name is Stephanie Clifford.
That grand jury could resume work on Monday, making it the earliest a potential indictment could come.
In Washington, one of Trump's current lawyers, Evan Corcoran, appeared before a grand jury that has been hearing testimony related to a criminal probe of Trump for retaining government records at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump's legal team earlier this week lost a last-ditch effort at the federal appeals court for the District of Columbia to block a Corcoran's ordered appearance.
Trump is also under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice for his attempts to sabotage the certification of President Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over him in the 2020 presidential election.
Those investigations are taking place even as Trump is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.