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Something Stinks About Donald Trump’s Trial: It Might Be Trump

Sources in the courtroom are reporting that the former president is farting during his criminal proceeding
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 19: Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defendant's table at his criminal trial as jury selection continues at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 19, 2024 in New York City. Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records last year, which prosecutors say was an effort to hide a potential sex scandal, both before and after the 2016 presidential election. Trump is first former U.S. president to face trial on criminal charges. (Photo by Sarah Yenesel - Pool/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 19: Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defendant's table at his criminal trial as jury selection continues at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 19, 2024 in New York City. Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records last year, which prosecutors say was an effort to hide a potential sex scandal, both before and after the 2016 presidential election. Trump is first former U.S. president to face trial on criminal charges. (Photo by Sarah Yenesel - Pool/Getty Images)

There's something in the air in New York, and it's coming from Donald Trump's courtroom.

Ben Meiselas, co-founder of MeidasTouch and owner of Los Angeles Magazine, reported today that "Donald Trump is actually farting in the courtroom and that it's very stinky around him."

"Trump's lawyers are repulsed by the scent and the smell," he said, noting that these observations are from credible sources in the courtroom.

X users, including lawyer George Conway, concurred that he heard the same information:

Others on X poked fun at the news surrounding the ex-president: