Donald Trump flies into Washington, DC still wearing his GOLF SHOES and a polo top as unannounced visit sparks rumors of possible indictment by the Department of Justice
- Former President Donald Trump was videotaped departing Dulles International Airport in a low-key motorcade at around 6:30pm on Sunday evening
- The video did not appear to show a wide Secret Service presence nor were any of his children apparently with him for the short flight from New Jersey
- He was shown arriving at Dulles airport roughly around 6 p.m.
- Trump owns a Virginia golf course just a short distance from the airport
- However the rainy Monday forecast makes it unlikely that he came to play
- Trump has been silent on his Truth Social app since arriving at Dulles
- ‘It looks like he was arrested but without the cuffs. Where did he spend the night?’ former federal prosecutor Richard Signorelli wrote on Twitter
Donald Trump has raised questions with an unplanned arrival in Washington, DC on Sunday evening, appearing slightly disheveled and still wearing his golf shoes.
The former president landed at Dulles International Airport in his white sporting shoes and quickly got into a black SUV with tinted windows, according to the video shot by YouTuber Andrew Leyden.
Trump does have a golf course in Virginia, but it’s unlikely he rushed to the area for a game given the rainy forecast expected for Monday.
His surprise trip to the national capital has prompted speculation over whether he is facing an indictment or some other legal matter, amid the Justice Department’s explosive investigation into his handling of classified documents after leaving office.
Trump was seen departing Dulles at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday night, according to the video.
The ex-president was spotted descending down the steps of his private plane markedly dressed down from his usual clean-cut suit and tie.
Trump’s white polo was worn casually with its top buttons flung open, and he appeared to also be wearing a brown jacket and black slacks.
Donald Trump was spotted making a hasty arrival at Dulles International Airport on Sunday night
Trump appeared to be wearing golf shoes, a polo and a brown jacket when he deplaned without his usually large entourage
He first raised questions when his motorcade abruptly left Trump’s Bedminster golf course just before the short trip (pictured heading to Morristown Airport in New Jersey)
‘I went on the toll road, his motorcade came behind me and then they just disappeared – I think they went north to his golf course up by Leesburg or something,’ Leyden said in his video after capturing Trump’s arrival.
Trump appeared to be traveling without any family members.
Secret Service agents, who normally provide security to current and former presidents, were not immediately spotted in the video.
Notably, the former president has been silent on his social media platform Truth Social since around the time he arrived at Dulles.
‘It looks like he was arrested but without the cuffs. Where did he spend the night?’ former federal prosecutor Richard Signorelli wrote on Twitter Monday morning.
‘I can’t think of another better explanation other than perhaps a semi-medical emergency. Time will very soon tell.’
DailyMail.com has reached out to Trump’s spokesperson for comment.
It comes less than 24 hours before his legal team faces a deadline to refute the Justice Department’s appeal asking a court to overturn an earlier ruling granting Trump’s request for a special master to review files that the FBI seized from his home last month.
Trump’s lawyers have until 10 a.m. on Monday to respond after the Justice Department warned that Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision would cause ‘irreparable harm’ to national security in a Thursday court filing.
Trump is embroiled in multiple legal battles stemming from his time as president of the US
Federal prosecutors are also seeking a reversal to Cannon’s stay on their investigation – specifically in regards to records marked as ‘classified.’
The judge ordered the FBI to halt using the classified documents seized until the special master could complete their review for privilege claims.
Friday follow-ups from both the Justice Department and Trump’s team shows they are at odds over what a special master review would even look like. Both sides put forward two candidates that evening.
The Justice Department suggested retired Southern District of New York Judge Barbara Jones, who presided as a special master in the investigations of Michael Cohen and Rudy Giuliani.
It also put forward retired D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Thomas Griffith.
Trump’s team named former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Raymond Dearie as one of their two candidates.
Dearie is a surprising choice for Trump – while on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, he approved a search warrant to surveil Trump 2016 campaign aide Carter Page.
They also suggested attorney Paul Huck Jr., a former adviser to Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist when he was the Republican governor of Florida.
The opposing sides even disagreed on how long the review should take.
The Justice Department asked for it to be completed in just over a month, by October 17.
Trump, who had been known for his attempts to delay and muddle legal challenges in his career as a businessman, asked for a 90-day window. That would mean it’s not completed until after the November midterm elections.
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