‘Striking’: Maddow Reports Trump Looked ‘Miserable’ in Courtroom During Opening Arguments of Trial

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow described Donald Trump as “annoyed” and “miserable” after being in a Manhattan courtroom with him on Monday for his hush money trial.

Trump is facing more than 30 counts related to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to cover up an alleged affair. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has accused Trump of falsifying business records to conceal money given to Daniels through disbarred attorney Michael Cohen. Trump has denied any wrongdoing, as well as the affair.

After court was adjourned early on Monday, Maddow described the room as a “dingy courtroom” and said it was “striking” to see the former president in that environment.

“It is striking to see the former president, somebody who has tried to sort of embody the luxury brand sitting in a room that essentially feels like a high ceilinged DMV office,” she said.

Maddow later described the former president as “basically inert” and “annoyed.”

“He seems annoyed, resigned, maybe angry. He seems like a man who is miserable to be here. I’m no body language expert and this is just my observation, but he seemed old and tired and mad and I probably would too if I was looking at this kind of a proceeding,” she said.

Maddow is set to lead MSNBC’s coverage of the trial starting at 8 p.m. EST.

Outside the courtroom, Trump described the trial as election interference and said payments made to Cohen were for legal services and he’s unaware of any payments to Daniels.

“I should be in Georgia right now. I should be in Florida right now. I should be in a lot of places campaigning right now. Instead I’m sitting here and this trial will go on for a very long time. It’s very unfair,” he said.

Watch above via MSNBC.