Two court officials have divided the internet after going viral for failing to open the door to the former president donald trump when he entered the courtroom.
Despite being a former presidentit is unusual for court staff to open doors for defendants as they enter, though it is unclear whether or not the officers did not notice who was coming up behind them.
However, one of the officers, who has not yet been identified, appeared to lead the way and point Trump towards the door.
Many have mocked Trump for having to answer the door himself, with one person saying they wanted to buy them ‘lunch’ while another he joked that he would take them out for a beer.
Others said it was the ‘first time a police officer had done a good thing in years’ as court staff he entered the building with Trump.
Many have mocked Trump for having to answer the door himself, with one person saying they wanted to buy them “lunch” while another joked that he would buy them a beer.
Another said: ‘Classic… NYPD has no chills,’ as many celebrated seeing the former president so uncomfortable as he walked into court.
But pro-Trump supporters were outraged that the door was supposedly “closed” on the former president, with one calling the officers “b******d.”
Another added: ‘B******t, the officer didn’t even hold Trump’s door open’ and a third said: ‘The door closed on Trump. No one even opened the door for him.
But others were quick to joke about her age, writing: “This is the only time I’m okay with not opening doors for my elders!!”
A video has resurfaced of Trump telling officers not to be “too nice” when arresting criminals, noting there was a big difference between how he was treated in the courtroom.
His courtroom moment with court officials went viral after he became the first US president to be charged with a criminal offense.
He pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records before a New York judge Tuesday.
Others joked that the officers “didn’t have the chills,” while another said it was the first “cool” thing cops had done in years.
One of the officers, who has not yet been identified, appeared to lead the way and wave Trump toward the door.
Trump, 76, sat with his defense team in a Manhattan courtroom with his hands folded in his lap and a stony stare for the unprecedented hearing in the Stormy Daniels secret money case.
The charges are related to a $30,000 payment to a janitor who was trying to sell information about a child Trump allegedly fathered out of wedlock; $150,000 to former Playboy model Karen McDougal and a $130,000 payment to Daniels.
Taken together, the charges, first-degree falsification of business records, carry a maximum sentence of more than 100 years in prison under New York law.
But even if convicted on all counts, it is unlikely that Trump will be sentenced that long.
Each charge is a low-level felony that carries a maximum of four years in prison for each charge.
However, some were outraged by the treatment the former president received and described the officer as a ‘b*****d’.
The former president pleaded not guilty to 34 charges and looked stone-faced during the hearing.
There was no formal conspiracy charge, but the statement of facts released by prosecutors describes how Trump “orchestrated a scheme” with others “to influence the 2016 presidential election by identifying and buying negative information about him in order to suppress its publication and benefit the defendant’s electoral prospects. ‘
The hearing lasted about an hour, and Judge Juan Merchan did not issue a gag order on Trump as expected, but warned him not to post anything on social media that could cause a disturbance.
The former president was silent as he entered the courtroom and then as he left, and was released on parole.
He is scheduled to return to his Mar-a-Lago home and speak later Tuesday night, around 8:15 p.m. ET. The next court hearing is set for December 4.
Donald Trump made history Tuesday when he appeared in a Manhattan courtroom and became the first former United States president in history to be indicted on criminal charges.