Former President Trump arrived on the courtroom at 9:32 a.m. flanked by members of his authorized crew.
In short remarks to reporters on the best way in, he known as his legal trial an “assault on America.”
“Nothing like this has ever occurred earlier than,” Trump mentioned, marking his first feedback of the day as he turns into the primary former American president to face legal costs.
“There isn’t any case,” he mentioned. “That is political persecution.”
Trump additionally attacked President Joe Biden and mentioned the case mustn’t go ahead.
Upon coming into the courtroom, he sat on the defendant’s desk as his legal professionals and courtroom officers buzzed round him.
