Judge Arthur Engoron, who previously handed Trump a gag order for attacking a court clerk on social media, ordered the former president to quiet down after he expressed frustration and interrupted real estate appraiser Doug Larsonā€™s testimony by speaking loudly to his legal team.

New York State lawyer Kevin Wallace had complained to Engoron, saying that Trumpā€™s ā€œexhortationsā€ were distracting to those on the witnessā€™ side of the room, the Associated Press reported.

A few hours later, a reporter for Law 360 reported that an unnamed woman had ā€œwalked up to the front of the [public] gallery, approaching ā€˜the wellā€™ where Trump was seated.ā€ She was immediately confronted by law enforcement, who told her to return to her seat then later led her out of the courtroom.

In a statement to The Independent, a spokesperson for New York State courts said the woman was a court employee who had since been placed on administrative leave. She was ā€œyelling out to Mr. Trump indicating she wanted to assist him,ā€ the spokesperson said.

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    ā€œThey didnā€™t reveal all the evidence that made me totally innocent of anything that they sayā€

    Emphasis mine, but thatā€™s an interesting choice of words. Usually someone would say the evidence shows or demonstrates theyā€™re innocent. Or they might accuse the others of withholding or hiding evidence. But ā€œmadeā€ sounds a lot like there was manipulated or manufactured information Trump was hoping that the case would rely on.

    Perhaps heā€™s just referring to his ā€œyou canā€™t charge me, the President is immune to thatā€ line or the cherry-picked property valuations. But it feels suspicious as all get-out.

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      For some reason, this reminds me of ā€œThe Royal Tennenbaumsā€ when Royal is exposed for faking his cancer and he turns to his son and tries to convince him that it is a good thing because now heā€™s not going to die.

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      He basically talks like a third-grader, so I wouldnā€™t look at the choice in words like a smart person.

      That said, if there is truly exculpatory evidence it would be given in discovery and can be discussed with witnesses on cross-examination. If there is actual evidence being hidden, I canā€™t imagine the judge or prosecutor would want to be associated with an appeal so basic.