Willis told 11Alive she has also reached out to the county sheriff to protect the courthouse.
“I’m not willing to put any of the employees or the constituents that come to the courthouse in harm’s way,” she said.
Her requests for increased security are understandable.
New York City police stepped up their presence around the Manhattan district court where Trump was arraigned in April.
If Willis indicts Trump, it would likely be his fourth indictment this year.
Trump has been charged with 34 counts of business fraud in New York relating to hush-money payments made during the 2016 election and indicted for mishandling classified documents.
Special counsel Jack Smith, who issued the documents indictment, is expected to indict Trump for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 election any day now. »