NEW YORK—Resting the device on his thighs behind the defendant’s table, former President Donald Trump reportedly watched a movie on an iPad during his trial Thursday, not bothering to use headphones. As witness Keith Davidson continued his testimony this morning, several reports indicated that people in the courtroom looked around in response to a sound that suddenly began emanating from a personal electronic device, with everyone eventually realizing the source was a high-octane action movie playing on the defendant’s iPad. According to court transcripts, Judge Juan Merchan repeatedly attempted to get Trump’s attention to ask him to turn off the 1994 Harrison Ford CIA thriller Clear And Present Danger, but the former commander-in-chief’s eyes remained locked on the screen, seemingly unbothered by the disturbance he was causing. Courtroom sources confirmed Trump lawyer Todd Blanche offered his client a pair of Hello Kitty Bluetooth headphones, but the former president declined, presumably not picking up on the hint. At press time, Trump had reportedly turned the volume of gemstones being crushed on a game of Bejeweled even higher in an attempt to drown out the judge’s disruptive gavel.
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