A bomb threat in New York delayed a court hearing concerning Donald Trump as the country anticipates the first possible indictment and arrest of a US president.

The bomb threat was called into a court in lower Manhattan on Tuesday morning as a judge was prepared to hear a civil lawsuit against Trump, his real estate company and family.

It was an unfounded threat, police said. Regarding whether the bomb threat mentioned Trump, a state courts spokesman told the New York Post: ‘Not that I’m aware of.’

The hearing that was disrupted involved a lawsuit that New York Attorney General Letitia James filed against Trump, his family members and the Trump Organization accusing them of fraudulently inflating their net worth.

‘As if this case isn’t exciting enough on its own, there was a disturbance this morning but my best understanding is that everyone is here and ready to go,’ said Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron when the hearing began, delayed by 20 minutes.

It occurred amid heightened security measures around the courthouse area as the US awaits a grand jury’s possible indictment of Trump for criminal charges. Jurors have heard weeks worth of evidence from prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office on Trump’s alleged role in a 2016 hush payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

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Trump on Saturday claimed without evidence that he would be arrested on Tuesday. Unnamed sources told Politico that he would be indicated late Monday, which did not occur, or Wednesday.

Police in New York and other major cities, and in Washington, DC, have been stepping up security measures and bracing for possible civil unrest if Trump is indicted.

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