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Chris Stein in Washington

Crowds gather under stormy skies for glimpse of Trump in court – again

A protester walks outside the E. Barrett Prettyman building in Washington on Thursday.
A protester walks outside the E. Barrett Prettyman building in Washington on Thursday. Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

After hearing that Donald Trump would appear at a federal courthouse in downtown Washington to answer charges filed against him for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, Joan Batista made plans to be outside, celebrating what she viewed as the former president’s long overdue comeuppance.

But when she arrived at the E Barrett Prettyman US courthouse, what she saw bothered her. City trucks equipped with snow plows blocked roads, hundreds of police monitored the building’s entrances and reporters from all around the world ringed its perimeter, hoping for a glimpse of the former president.

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