Media Circus outside the arraignment of Donald Trump, for Mother Jones
May 23, 2023

Anti-Trump demonstrators gathered outside New York County Supreme Court near the New York County Criminal Court former president Donald Trump was arraigned on 24 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
Journalists interview an anti-Trump demonstrator in a park outside Manhattan Criminal Court before former president Donald Trump arrived to be arraigned on 34 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
Crowds of people gather outside Trump Tower as they wait for the arrival of former president Donald Trump before his arraignment in New York, New York, USA, on Mon., April 3, 2023.

For Mother Jones, I spent about 36 hours in New York photographing the circus outside the lower Manhattan court where former president Donald Trump was arraigned on 34 felony counts relating to the falsification of business documents in order to cover up a sex scandal with adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It was one of the biggest media circuses I’ve ever seen, and a very long time to be stuck on a downtown street corner in the sun! 

Thanks, as always, to Mark for taking the pitch! 

You can see how Mother Jones ran the photos here: Scenes From the Spectacular and Totally Wacky Donald Trump Arraignment Circus

A Trump supporter speaks to the press in a park outside Manhattan Criminal Court before former president Donald Trump arrived to be arraigned on 34 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
Media wait to capture the departure of former president Donald Trump outside Manhattan Criminal Court after Trump's arraignment on 34 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
Horror movie actor and Trump supporter Edward X. Young wears pro-Trump buttons and a green MAGA hat while standing with a small group of Trump supporters near Trump Tower on 5th Avenue during the arrival of former president Donald Trump before his arraignment in New York, New York, USA, on Mon., April 3, 2023.
Figurines of former president Donald Trump are seen for sale in the window of a Times Square souvenir shop in New York, New York, USA, on Mon., April 3, 2023.
Media await the arrival of former president Donald Trump outside Manhattan Criminal Court for Trump's arraignment on 34 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
Tape on the ground indicates reserved space for media outlets' cameras outside New York County Criminal Court the night before the arraignment of former president Donald Trump in New York, New York, USA, on Mon., April 3, 2023.
Tape on the ground indicates reserved space for media outlets' cameras outside New York County Criminal Court the night before the arraignment of former president Donald Trump in New York, New York, USA, on Mon., April 3, 2023.
Tape on the ground indicates reserved space for media outlets' cameras outside New York County Criminal Court the night before the arraignment of former president Donald Trump in New York, New York, USA, on Mon., April 3, 2023.
People in a park where both pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators gathered outside Manhattan Criminal Court before former president Donald Trump arrived to be arraigned on 34 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
A flag depicting former president Donald Trump is seen behind a barricade near Trump Tower on 5th Avenue during the arrival of former president Donald Trump before his arraignment in New York, New York, USA, on Mon., April 3, 2023.
A reporter for "Real America's Voice" broadcasts from outside Manhattan Criminal Court before former president Donald Trump arrived to be arraigned on 34 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
Press cameras are seen above a crowd gathered outside New York County Criminal Court before the arraignment of former president Donald Trump in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
A man holds a sign reading "Jail Trump" as anti-Trump demonstrators gathered outside New York County Supreme Court near the New York County Criminal Court former president Donald Trump was arraigned on 24 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
A small group of Trump supporters gather near Trump Tower on 5th Avenue waiting for the arrival of former president Donald Trump before his arraignment in New York, New York, USA, on Mon., April 3, 2023.
Police wait in the street before the arrival of former president Donald Trump outside Manhattan Criminal Court for Trump's arraignment on 34 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
Cardboard signs used by Trump supporters are seen discarded on the sidewalk near Trump Tower on 5th Avenue after the arrival of former president Donald Trump before his arraignment in New York, New York, USA, on Mon., April 3, 2023.
A Trump supporter lays in the street outside the Manhattan Criminal Court where earlier in the day former president Donald Trump was arraigned on 34 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
New York icon The Naked Cowboy was seen with other Trump supporters in a park where demonstrators gathered outside New York County Criminal Court before the arraignment of former president Donald Trump in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
Pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators competed for attention outside New York County Supreme Court near the New York County Criminal Court former president Donald Trump was arraigned on 24 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
Journalists interview a Trump supporter in a park outside Manhattan Criminal Court before former president Donald Trump arrived to be arraigned on 34 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
A person wearing a Donald Trump mask is seen in the crowd of Trump supporters and media gathered outside the Manhattan Criminal Court where earlier in the day former president Donald Trump was arraigned on 34 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
Police officers stand near barricades near Trump Tower on 5th Avenue while waiting for the arrival of former president Donald Trump before his arraignment in New York, New York, USA, on Mon., April 3, 2023.
Performance artist Crackhead Barney confronts Trump supporters in a park outside Manhattan Criminal Court during former president Donald Trump's arraignment on 34 felony counts in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
The New York City Clergy Association led a prayer for peace in the city outside New York County Criminal Court the night before the arraignment of former president Donald Trump in New York, New York, USA, on Mon., April 3, 2023.
Media gather outside Trump Tower on 5th Avenue as they wait for the arrival of former president Donald Trump before his arraignment in New York, New York, USA, on Mon., April 3, 2023.
Copies of the New York Post with the headline "Day of the Don" lay on a shelf in a Penn Station newsstand on the day of the arraignment of former president Donald Trump in New York, New York, USA, on Tue., April 4, 2023.
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