Donald Trump lost it with his lawyers once the group returned from the lunch recess, according to a report.
The lawyers were fighting over Trump's team's failure to produce documents under New York's reciprocal discovery laws.
"Justice [Juan] Merchan tells Trump’s attorneys they have 24 hours to do so, or such evidence will be precluded from use," reported Law360's Stewart Bishop. "Trump counsel Todd Blanche complains, says that’s not enough time, what with jury selection and all."
That is the situation that appeared to set Trump off.
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"This is where it gets interesting," said MSNBC's Katy Tur reading an update from inside the courtroom. "Donald Trump is now personally getting involved here. He's pushing Todd Blanche — his lawyer — to fight harder about these documents and this compliance saying that they need more time."
She turned to Catherine A. Christian, a 30-year veteran of the Manhattan D.A.'s office.
"What do you make of Donald Trump getting into this, Catherine? Getting up and telling his — or getting into his lawyer's face and telling him that he needs to fight — to fight harder?" Tur asked.
"It's going to be a long trial for Mr. Blanche because he is out of control. He is one of those clients that you hope to not have because if he's acting this way now, he's going to do it throughout the trial," she said.
"In terms of reciprocal discovery, prosecutors really have more of the burden in New York. The defense is supposed to also turn things over, but the consequence for them not doing it are not as severe as for prosecutors. So, this will not be a major issue."
Bishop reported that the judge said "wryly" that Trump's legal team has "been issuing a flurry of motions right up to this trial."
“The way you choose to use your time is your business,” Merchan told Blanche about having time to gather the necessary documents.
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