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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

From ‘Mr President’ to ‘Mr’: strongman Donald Trump cut down to size in court

Trump takes an oath before magistrate judge Moxila Upadhyaya during his plea hearing.
Trump takes an oath before magistrate judge Moxila Upadhyaya during his plea hearing. Photograph: Jane Rosenberg/Reuters

The shock of blond-grey hair was familiar. So was the blue suit, white shirt and red tie. So was the conspicuously assertive tug of the suit jacket.

But the Donald Trump who walked into courtroom 22 on Thursday was a Trump that the public never sees – meek, shrunken, stripped of bravado and any sense of control. And, quite possibly, scared.

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