Inside Trump’s first day on trial in Manhattan criminal court

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Donald Trump has been inside a half-dozen courthouses over the past year, but he had a new experience walking into a downtown Manhattan courtroom Monday morning: a half-empty room.

The former president slowly walked through the cavernous and dingy courtroom, past six empty rows of benches – set aside for prospective jurors – giving a quick glance to the six reporters sitting in the back row before sauntering to the front of the room and taking his seat at the defense table. The vacant rows served as a reminder to Trump that he’s in a different setting now that he’s a criminal defendant for the first time.

Trump sat at the defendant’s table between his attorneys, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove. During breaks, he conferred with Blanche frequently. Trump watched the computer screen at the defense table as the district attorney’s office played evidence that his lawyers argued should be kept out of the trial, including a snippet of his deposition from the E.

 

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