Donald Trump is spending his Friday morning seated at the defense table next to his lawyers in a chilly Manhattan Criminal Courthouse.
The former president has been seen reviewing documents and flipping through papers containing charts, photos or graphics. He’s whispered and passed notes between his lawyers, and at some points, he has remained hunched over with his elbows on the desk.
On several occasions, Trump has looked over at the jury box while potential alternate jurors answer questions about their ability to be impartial. Other times, the former president has stayed facing straight ahead as his defense team and prosecutors turn in their chairs to look at jurors.
On the way into court this morning, he took the opportunity to voice his displeasure with the proceedings. He stopped to tell reporters he should be on the campaign trail, not sitting in the courthouse for another day.
He also railed against a gag order that restricts him from making statements about witnesses, jurors, prosecutors and court staff, as well as family members of some of the key players. Prosecutors say he has violated that order at least seven more times in recent posts on social media.