Woman arrested after trying to get close to Trump at New York trial; she says she's a supporter

JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK

Updated October 18, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Former President Donald Trump speaks as he returns to the courtroom after the lunch break of his civil business fraud trial, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, at New York Supreme Court in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A woman is escorted from the courtroom during the fraud trial of former President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, at New York Supreme Court in New York. The woman, later identified as a court employee, was arrested Wednesday after she stood up at former Trump's trial and walked toward the front of the courtroom where he was sitting. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Former President Donald Trump comments to the media during a break of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Former President Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a break of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Former President Donald Trump leaves the courtroom during the lunch break of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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A spectator at Donald Trump's civil fraud trial was arrested Wednesday after standing up in the middle of testimony and walking toward the front of the courtroom where the former president sat. The woman expressed a desire to aid Trump, and the court system said that neither he nor anyone else at the trial was ever in danger. “Who got arrested?" Trump asked.

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