MIAMI — As far as political circuses go, this one somehow felt tame.
Former President Donald Trump’s historic arraignment here on Tuesday afternoon drew its share of animated, sign-waving supporters; hundreds of members of the international news media; and even a counter-protester dressed as a chicken.
But the scene outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. federal courthouse during Trump’s two-hour arrest, booking and appearance before a magistrate still was somewhat subdued. Especially when taking into account the typically rowdy — and occasionally ominous — nature of the Republican presidential candidate’s rallies and the rhetoric that circulated online.
