Donald Trump's second day in court, a virtual experience
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Live from Mar-a-Lago, former president Donald Trump was televised for an audience of one: the judge in his criminal case.
The television-star-turned-president appeared Tuesday afternoon for an unusual criminal court appearance. The setup, in which a defendant appears via live video feed instead of in person, is extraordinarily rare, and typically used for those who are hospitalized, according to court spokesperson Lucian Chalfen.
New York Judge Juan Merchan decided to hold Trump's second hearing on felony charges this way to spare the city and court a repeat of the disruptive security operation that accompanied his in-person arraignment on April 4. In that first appearance, the former president pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records stemming from an investigation into hush-money payments to the adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign.
