Secret Files Affair: This says Donald Trump’s body language

On the outside, Donald Trump was as we know him: brash, accusatory, unaware of any guilt. In the court hall But where cameras and electronic devices were not allowed, the 77-year-old remained silent, looking grim and crossing his arms, those present unanimously reported.

Bending backwards, with slumped shoulders and lips stretched out, and otherwise hardly emotion on his face, Donald Trump must have shown pure displeasure during the nearly 50-minute court session.

“This is Trump when he wishes he was somewhere else. When he’s not in power, when he wants to convey to the outside world that he shouldn’t be here,” T. Cobb, a former Trump White House adviser, told CNN.

Loss of control as a culprit

And further: “He’s trying to control the dynamic, simply by resenting.” With his expression and body language, Trump wants to show his strength. His court appearance “wasn’t revealing, it was purposeful.”

Trump’s body language in the courtroom indicated he understood the seriousness of the situation, and The New York Times noted in the room and wrote, “The former president, who cares about being controlling, seemed uncomfortable when accused of having too little.”

The humiliating bail agreement?

In the hall, Trump met his opponent for the first time ever: Jack Smith is the Special AdviserWhich brought him this charge with real results in terms of civil liberties. He was sitting about twenty feet away.

The special counsel watched Smith, according to The New York Times, “as three Justice Department attorneys, under his supervision, offered Mr. Trump a bail agreement to release him at his own risk and without bail, which was respectful and comforting, but also deeply offensive.”

“If only half is right, that’s toast.”

After about forty-five minutes, Trump lost patience and began to rub and fold his hands. Reporters watching the scene joked that Trump might be hungry and want to quietly celebrate his 77th birthday on Wednesday.

And indeed: Shortly after the trial date, Trump stopped by a Cuban restaurant in the Black Caravan. “Food is for everyone. I think it’s going well,” Trump told reporters.

In light of the burden of proof in the case surrounding the stolen classified files, not many see it that way. William Barr, Trump’s fellow party member and former attorney general, put it this way: “If only half of the charges are true, it’s toast.”

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