Trump's Legal Troubles Continue to Captivate the Nation

Former President Donald Trump's arraignment in Manhattan put him in an unfamiliar position of being forced onto a public stage not of his own choosing. The scene was gray, humdrum, municipal, more "Night Court" than Supreme Court. The indictment reduced Mr. Trump to a glowering character with no lines. The case that led to his arraignment was a byproduct of the peak of his TV fame. Mr. Trump and his advisers debated how much of a spectacle to make of his arraignment, but his lawyers ultimately argued against allowing TV cameras into the courtroom.