CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Woman Arrested Trying To Approach Trump During Fraud Trial — Yelled To Trump She Wanted to Help Him
Courthouse cameras caught the arrest of a woman who tried to approach former President Donald Trump during his fraud trial, yelling that she wanted to help him.
On Wednesday morning, Trump showed up for a second straight day for his trial in the fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James and presided over by Judge Arthur Engoron. Throughout the day, Trump took the occasional opportunity to rant to reporters about the case — all of which was captured by cameras outside the courtroom.
Those cameras also captured the remarkable moment a woman was escorted out of the courtroom and arrested after she tried to approach Trump in the middle of the trial.
According to a statement emailed to Mediaite by the New York Office of Court Administration, the unidentified woman — a court employee — “disrupted the proceedings”:
Yesterday at the People of the State of NY vs. Trump civil trial taking place at 60 Centre Street, an individual 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. This individual was stopped by court officers before she got near Mr. Trump or any of the attorneys or other litigants. None of the parties were ever in any danger. The individual was safely escorted out of the courtroom and the courthouse by uniformed court officers and has been charged with Contempt of Court in the 2nd degree, i.e. disrupting a court proceeding.
Upon investigation, it has been determined that this individual is a court employee. The employee has been placed on immediate administrative leave pending investigation of the incident and prohibited from entering any UCS facility until further notice.
Her next court date is October 31st.
Law360 reporter Frank Runyeon posted video of the woman being loaded into a police car outside the courthouse:
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
But cameras inside the courthouse caught the moment the woman was led out by court officers, then argued with them for several minutes before being taken out in full view of reporters, who heard her claim to be related to Trump. She can be heard on the recording protesting “I have a right to be heere” and telling officers “You’re scaring me!”
Watch above via Reuters.
