Trump warns of 'death & destruction' if he faces criminal charges

Former US president Donald Trump.Trump falsely claims his defeat in 2020 was the result of fraud - a claim that inspired his followers to launch a deadly January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol in a failed bid to stop Congress from certifying the election of Democratic President Joe Biden, who bested the Republican Trump by more than 7 million votes. Picture: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Former US President Donald Trump warned of potential "death & destruction" if he faces criminal charges, hours after New York prosecutors probing his hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels said they would not be intimidated.

The early Friday post on Trump's Truth Social media site was the latest in a string of verbal attacks on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg since last Saturday when Trump wrongly predicted he would be arrested three days later.