Two New York City teens say the highlight of their spring break was attending Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday, after the judge questioned Trump’s “credibility.” Trump’s lawyers were criticized in response to the incident.
Owen Berenbom and Hope Harrington, both 14, entered Judge Juan Marchand’s courtroom after walking down from their Upper West Side home and lining up just after 7 a.m. to secure a spot in the courtroom. He was the youngest spectator.
“This is the trial of the century,” said Berenbom, who dreams of becoming a politician one day.
When asked if they felt intimidated when Trump entered the room, the two children said they were hardly daunted.
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“It was like watching President Trump on TV,” Harrington said, but both witnesses, former National Enquirer reporter David Pecker, were better. Admitted.
The friends, who have known each other since preschool, said the best part of the day was watching Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, try to defend him against his alleged violation of the gag order. That’s what he said.
“I have a lot of quotes in my notebook because it was so funny,” Harrington told the Post, adding that prosecutors accused Trump of violating a gag order 11 times preventing him from criticizing anyone involved in the case. I mentioned what I did.
Barnebom said Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Chris Conroy did an “excellent job” in outlining Trump’s alleged violations.
“Unlike the other guys, he actually had evidence,” Harrington said of Branch with a laugh.
The judge admonished Trump’s lawyers, saying they had “lost all credibility” to hear arguments about the gag order.
Harrington said Trump had “an enormous amount of evidence against him” and expected a guilty verdict, but he wondered how one of the jurors would resist. He warned that this could lead to a miscarriage of justice.
She plans to become a lawyer and one day run for U.S. Senate.
Meanwhile, Barnebomb said he would like to see more witness testimony from Hope Hicks, Stormy Daniels and Trump’s former “fixer” Michael Cohen.
The teenagers were an unusual sight in a trial filled with all kinds of characters.
“That was a really big moment for us. We feel like we’re even bigger now than we were when we were there. For all the kids our age, it’s really great to be there. It meant a lot,” said Harrington, who hopes to get more teens involved in the trial.
“I think young people need to be more involved in what’s going on around them in the world.”
Birnebom will return to school Thursday, while Harrington remains rested and is scheduled to return.
Her only problem is that her mother won’t leave her alone.
“This is the highlight of my vacation. I went to Washington, D.C. for the weekend!” Harrington said.
