ABC News reports:
A court employee was arrested Wednesday after she tried to approach former President Donald Trump while he was seated in the courtroom during his civil trial in lower Manhattan.
As the trial was taking place, the woman “disrupted the proceedings by standing up and walking towards the front of the courtroom and yelling out to Mr. Trump indicating she wanted to assist him,” according to a spokesman for the New York State Unified Court System.
The woman was stopped by court officers before she got near Trump or any of the attorneys or other litigants. The woman has been placed on immediate administrative leave and prohibited from entering any court building.
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Breaking: A woman who approached the bench during Donald Trump‘s fraud trial today, apparently asking to speak with Trump, was arrested and placed in a New York State courts squad car just now. pic.twitter.com/xRM1oFR5Fx
— Frank G. Runyeon (@frankrunyeon) October 18, 2023
VIDEO: Arrested woman who approached the front of the courtroom amid proceedings today in Donald Trump’s fraud trial. Officers would not immediately confirm the charge. pic.twitter.com/L5EtKLugKL
— Frank G. Runyeon (@frankrunyeon) October 18, 2023
UPDATE: The arrested woman is a NY court employee. She is charged with contempt of court, disrupting a court proceeding.
She approached the front of the courtroom and indicated she “wanted to assist” Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/1YDT56iG9w
— Frank G. Runyeon (@frankrunyeon) October 18, 2023