Angry Donald Trump slams ‘Trump-hating judge’: Ex-president furious that ‘disgraceful’ Stormy Daniels trial stalls him in campaign as second day of battle to find impartial jury begins

Donald Trump slammed the ‘Trump-hating judge’ as he arrived for the second day of jury selection in his hush money blockbuster.

Speaking before entering the Manhattan courtroom, Trump blamed Joe Biden for standing trial.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records to help cover a $160,000 payment to cover up an alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

Outside court he said: ‘I paid a solicitor and marked it as a legal fees account. Some accountant – I didn’t know – marked it as a legal fee. That’s exactly what it was. And will you be prosecuted for it?

‘I should be right now in Pennsylvania in Florida, in many other states North Carolina, Georgia, campaigning.

‘It’s all coming from the Biden White House because the guy can’t put two sentences together. He cannot run an election campaign. They use this to try to win over a chosen one. And it doesn’t work’.

Trump arrived in court wearing a dark blue suit, blue shirt and blue tie, a change from his usual bright red tie.

After entering the courtroom, he sat down at a table with his lawyers and looked ahead while cocking his head from side to side, appearing impassive.

Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of his trial on the second day of jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York

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