Donald Trump walked into the courtroom slowly, his head slightly bowed in these unfamiliar surroundings. As he sat down at the front of the room, flanked by his lawyers, he seemed unsure of how to behave. There were no adoring fans to wave to, no podium to preen from, and no camera to perform for.
For the next hour — perhaps for the first time in his adult life — the 76-year-old former president found himself in a situation that was completely out of his control. A person who was the most powerful man on the planet just two years ago, now had to be quiet until he was spoken to.
