China News Network, March 3 According to the British "Guardian" reported on the 23nd, a number of sources close to former US President Trump revealed that Trump said that if he is prosecuted, he hopes to be handcuffed and tried in court, making this scene a "spectacle".

According to sources, Trump told advisers that if he had to go to court anyway to "turn himself in" and enter fingerprints and mugshots, he would rather turn all this "torture" into a "spectacle."

Trump has become increasingly adamant about his desire to "swagger" in courtroom in handcuffs as a way to express contempt for the prosecution and protest the prosecutor's injustice, while also provoking his supporters. He even said he didn't care if he was shot, and if he did, he might win the presidential election.

Trump is very concerned that any special arrangements — such as a video link for his first appearance or being quietly brought into court — would make him look "very weak" and like a loser, the sources said.

Infographic: Former US President Trump.

But Trump's lawyers are adamantly opposed to doing so and have urged him to quietly turn himself in and be summoned remotely if he is charged.

It's unclear how serious Trump is about his plans to appear in court in handcuffs, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg could also prevent Trump from realizing that plan.

In recent days, while awaiting imminent potential criminal prosecution, multiple sources close to Trump revealed that Trump was meeting with his team, including his lawyers and senior advisers to the campaign, at Mar-a-Lago to discuss countermeasures.

On March 3, local time, New York police patrolled around the courthouse.

On the 18th, Trump posted on his self-created social media platform "Real Social" that New York prosecutors are investigating a case and that he expects to be arrested on March 3, calling on supporters to protest and support him in "taking the country back."

Trump is referring to the case that prosecutors say is suspected of paying "hush money" to adult film actor Stormie Daniels, but Trump has firmly denied this and called the investigation a "witch hunt."

However, Trump's expected "arrest" did not happen on the 21st, and sources predict that Trump's arrest will not occur before next week.