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Donald Trump's Latest Courthouse Stunt Is Utterly Shredded Online

Critics ripped the former president and his new prop.
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Donald Trump’s latest courthouse antic drew ire on social media.

The former president on Thursday left the Manhattan criminal court hosting his hush money trial with a stack of papers in his hands.

The presumptive GOP nominee claimed they were “stories from legal experts saying how this is not a case.”

“The case is ridiculous,” added Trump, who has repeatedly claimed without evidence that the allegations against him are politically motivated and a witch hunt orchestrated by President Joe Biden.

Video of Trump’s stunt went viral on X, formerly Twitter, and commenters had thoughts about the often-truth-averse defendant:

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