Binoculars in hand, reporters go Trump-spotting at New York trial
The must-have accessory at Donald Trump’s hush money trial?
The must-have accessory at Donald Trump’s hush money trial? Binoculars.
In a New York City courtroom where cameras are not allowed and where most of the primo spots offering the best views of the ex-president are taken, these devices are being deployed by enterprising reporters, courtroom sketch artists and legal analysts straining to see his every grimace and pout and to maybe catch him napping, as well.
"That's the latest issue, to see if he's sleeping or to check if his eyes are closed," veteran NBC News courts reporter Adam Reiss, who has used binoculars to cover other high-profile trials, said Tuesday.
Laura Jarrett, NBC News' senior legal correspondent and a co-anchor of "Saturday TODAY," said in a feed from the trial that reporters are resorting to binoculars because it's hard to see Trump otherwise.
"The court sketch artists are using [them], too," said Jarrett, adding that as the trial has gone on, binocular sightings have become more common.
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