Former President Donald Trump refused to let news of his indictment stand in the way of his plans Thursday night, according to a new report.
According to The New York Times, Trump was at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club Thursday evening as a call came informing him that the indictment — foreshadowed for days — had in fact been handed up by a grand jury.
“He thought about it,” attorney James Trusty said, describing Trump’s reaction to the indictment.
“He said: ‘This is just a sad day. I can’t believe I have been indicted,’” Trusty said, adding, “Those are kind of my — my summary words of what he had to say.”
“But, at the same time, he immediately recognizes the historic nature of this. This is crossing the Rubicon,” he said, referring to the indictment of a former president seeking to regain the White House while facing off against its current occupant.
But whatever was going on inside, Trump refused to change his plans for the evening once the process of issuing statements to the media was complete.
About 90 minutes after getting word of the indictment, Trump had dinner outdoors at Bedminster, the Times report said.
Later in the evening, according to a source the Times did not name, sporting his trademark Make America Great Again cap, Trump played the role of D.J., using his iPad to play Elvis, Pavarotti and James Brown.
The Times report did not mention former first lady Melania Trump, but the Daily Mail said she had been sighted Thursday in New York City.
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