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- Trump's hush-money trial pauses Wednesdays for Manhattan mental health court cases.
- It's a completely different world once Trump and journalists decamp.
- Merchan remains his same commanding self but acts more like a kindly uncle than a strict headmaster.
For the past six weeks, the person in the chair has been the former president of the United States.
It is padded and made from weathered leather. The former president, who is also the presumptive Republican nominee in the next presidential election, makes himself comfortable.