Trump was ‘screaming’ at TV during his lawyer Bruce Castor’s opening statement, report says

Donald Trump was "screaming" at his TV during his lawyer Bruce Castor's meandering opening statement at his impeachment trial, reports say.

The ex-president was unhappy with the start made by his defence team at the opening of his historic second impeachment trial in the US Senate, according to CNN.

"Multiple people tell me Trump was basically screaming as Castor made a meandering opening argument that struggled to get at the heart of the defense team's argument," said CNN's chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins.

The ex-president watched the start of the impeachment trial at his Mar-a-Lago estate and reportedly grew frustrated at his lawyers presentation after the emotional opening given by House impeachment managers.

"President Trump was not happy with the performance of his legal team in action,” one person familiar with his thinking told Politico.