Angry Donald Trump slams ‘Trump-hating judge’: Ex-president rages that ‘disgrace’ Stormy Daniels trial keeps him from campaigning as second day of battle to find an unbiased jury begins

Donald Trump blasted the “Trump-hating judge” as he arrived for the second day of jury selection in his successful hush money trial.

Before entering the Manhattan courtroom, Trump blamed Joe Biden for putting him on trial.

Trump has denied guilty of falsifying company records to cover a $160,000 payment to cover up an alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

Outside court he said: ‘I paid a lawyer and entered it as a legal costs bill. An accountant (I didn’t know) classified it as legal costs. That’s exactly what it was. And are you being sued for that?

“I should be campaigning now in Pennsylvania, Florida, and many other states, North Carolina and Georgia.

“This is all coming from the Biden White House because the man can’t put two sentences together. He can’t campaign. They use this to try to win a chosen one. And it doesn’t work.’

Trump arrived in court wearing a dark blue suit, blue shirt and blue tie, a change from his usual bright red tie.

After entering the courtroom, he sat at a table with his lawyers and looked ahead, tilting his head from side to side and appearing impassive.

Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings on the second day of jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York

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