Alvin Bragg

"Defendant knows what he is doing, and everyone else does too," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg wrote in a filing.

"In Donald Trump's mind, an atmosphere of fear, chaos and violence actually works for him," Charlie Sykes said.

Far-right figures including Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jack Posobiec showed up to the protests outside the Manhattan courthouse where the former president was arrested and arraigned.