Donald Trump slammed the “Trump-hating judge” as the second day of jury selection began in his blockbuster hush money trial.
Speaking before entering the Manhattan courtroom, Trump also blamed Joe Biden for being on trial.
When he went to court, he winked at a court official and said, “How are you?” before taking your seat.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records regarding a $160,000 payment to conceal an alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
Former President Donald Trump waits for the start of proceedings during the second day of jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York.
Former President Donald Trump waits for the start of proceedings during the second day of jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York.
Outside court he said: “I was paying a lawyer and I marked it as a legal expenses bill. An accountant – I didn’t know – considered this a legal expense. That’s exactly what it was. And you are charged for this?
“I should be in Pennsylvania, Florida, many other states in North Carolina and Georgia right now, campaigning.
This all comes from the Biden White House, because this guy can’t put two sentences together. He can’t campaign. They use this to try to win over an elected official. And it doesn’t work.
Trump arrived at court wearing a dark blue suit, blue shirt and blue tie, a change from his usual bright red tie.
After entering the courtroom, he sat at a table with his lawyers and looked ahead, tilting his head from side to side and appearing impassive.
Donald Trump took his seat in court after winking at a clerk
The former president and presumptive GOP nominee spoke out against the lawsuit and complained about a silence order.
This prohibits him from commenting publicly to jurors, potential witnesses and others connected to his criminal cases.
“It’s contradictory, Trump Hating Judge won’t let me respond to people who lie on TV and spew hate all day,” he wrote on his Truth Social network. “It is putting a strain on my lawyers and my legal team.”
The first day of Trump’s trial in Manhattan ended Monday with no one chosen to serve among the 12 jurors or as one of six alternates.
Dozens of people have been fired after saying they didn’t think they could be fair, but a second group of about 100 potential jurors has yet to be interviewed.
The criminal trial is the first of a former US commander in chief and also the first of four Trump indictments to go to trial.
Trump is accused of falsifying internal Trump Organization records as part of a plan to bury stories he feared could damage his 2016 campaign, especially as his reputation suffered at the time of the comments he made about women.
The allegations against him focus on bribes paid to two women, porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal, who said they had extramarital sex with Trump years earlier.
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