Good morning from the Trump court, where I’ll be spending the day outside! It’s cool but not cold, and the sun is out. 🥰 Threading updates here. twitter.com/davidmackau/status/1643220951910187008/photo/1

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Good morning from the Trump court, where I’ll be spending the day outside! It’s cool but not cold, and the sun is out. 🥰

Threading updates here.

Unlike last two weeks, the street directly next to one entrance is shut. Hundreds and hundreds of cameras and reporters here

But love finds a way! College sweethearts Khalia Beckford & Peter Don are getting married at City Hall, right next to the media circus. She got her dress last night at Macy’s: “I did not plan for this,” she says of the police & media. “It’s not going to ruin my big day.”

Someone has put this here in the dirt outside the court, presumably for dogs and not us reporters.

Streets at the back of the courthouse are shut. Also the metal fencing has been extended into other surrounding streets.

Languages heard so far among the reporters: French, German, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese. There are hundreds of reporters here.

A good way to get photographed is to turn up with a flag

My old friends at @abcnews are here

A few Trump supporters here and talking to press

Not sure what sparked this!

Michael Picard, 34, of Hartford CT is here in this outfit. “This is an unjust prosecution,” he says.

He says he made the overalls himself. twitter.com/i/web/status/1643239973326389248

A group of a half dozen “Blacks for Trump” guys just arrived. Immediately swarmed by media. Talking about Soros, the banks, Bragg, and “this judge who hates Trump.”

The giant banner is back and says TRUMP LIES ALL THE TIME.

JUST NOW: A Trump supporter just rushed the banner and tried to tear it up. Started attacking the anti-Trump protesters. Very ugly and heated. Swarmed by media. Police struggled to get in to break it up. Getting heated.

Some decorations in the crowd

“Trump or death”

The anti-Trumpers have been moved to a separate pen. They’re not happy that most media are in here with the Trumpers.

“We’re trying to keep the peace,” one cop is telling me. “You can express opinions on this side or this side.”

A guy over there is chanting “FUCK DONALD TRUMP. HE ALLOWED PUERTO RICANS TO DIE AFTER MARIA!”

Rep. George Santos is here.

“Georhe, you should have shown up in drag!” someone yelled.

Santos has been swarmed by 100+ reporters. It’s utter chaos.

Just saw another confrontation . Appeared to be a sound guy from TV yelling and pushing back on someone.

This gives you a sense of the two protest pens and the crowds (including media) in each. Pro-Trump is first and then Anti-Trump.

This sign says “my pronouns are not guilty,” which kinda offends me as a writer but I take the point

A pro-@StormyDaniels sign

This appears to be an AI-generated sign. The future! What a time to be barely alive!

We have a “Lock him up!” chant going. You can also see the gap between the two sides.

MTG has arrived. Enormous media scrum. Boos and cheers

One woman yelling “You don’t belong in our city!”

MTG is speaking into a megaphone but you cannot hear a thing over the sounds of others.

Exclusive photo of the first top of MTG’s head. Must credit

This gives a sense of the scrum around MTG right now. So much counter noise. Whistles, boos, cheers, chants of USA. Utter pandemonium

Pushing and shoving as MTG exits the park after a brief speech that was impossible to hear. She almost is falling over as her security tries to get her out safely. This is extremely dangerous.