Lawyer i should explain this is not the courtroom itself, no cameras allowed inside the courtroom when proceedings are active. This is on a different floor and you can see there the barrier is where donald trump will often come at the beginning of the day to speak to the media. We are in the short recess which is why cameras can pick him up at this life moment. Lets try and bring you that brief statement he gave before proceedings got under wayjust gave before proceedings got under way just a little gave before proceedings got under wayjust a little earlier. Ijust want to say before we begin, these are all biden trials. This is done as Election Interference. Everybody knows it. Im here, instead of being able to be in pennsylvania and georgia, and lots of other places campaigning. And its very unfair. Fortunately, the poll. Numbers are very good. Theyve been going up because people understand whats going on. This is a witch hunt and its a shame, and it comes out of washington. Its in co
There is a stills photographer and theyre capturing moments but no they re ca Pturingrmoments Butane Footage they re caPturingrmoments Butane Footage allowed, and weve Video Footage allowed, and weve just been told that the lawyer for Donald Trump there is finishing his opening statements with basically an appeal tojurors, asking them to listen to their Evidence And Use common sense rather than be taken by prosecutors assertions. Thats why were here, he said before the break. They were picked to jurors because they were asked of put aside their views of Trumps Persona and we trust you to do that. Opening from the prosecution and defence, getting a much clearer picture now of what their arguments will be, the context will be effectively the framing for this trial in the days and weeks ahead. We will get plenty more reaction to what weve heard so far ahead of hearing from any actual