NEW YORK — Former president Donald Trump has established an unusual courthouse ritual as he attends his New York hush money trial: He regularly addresses reporters with printouts of what appear to be news stories, and legal analysis that he cites, often invoking others talking about him.
Frequently, Trump leafs through his stack of papers in front of TV cameras, quoting mostly conservative legal commentators who have tried to discredit the case. He has also repeatedly cited polling that shows him ahead of President Biden and touched on immigration and inflation, despite saying the trial has prevented him from campaigning.
