Eric Trump was spotted tweeting in the middle of his dad’s trial on Monday by a NBC News reporter—an apparent violation of rules put in place by Judge Juan Merchan that ban the use of electronics inside the New York City courtroom. There was no indication on whether Eric, Donald Trump’s second youngest son, will face punishment or not. Eric has regularly appeared in the first pew behind Trump at his hush-money trial, often sharing his displeasure with the proceedings on X. On Monday, Eric reportedly didn’t wait to fire off his thoughts on the trial, tweeting during the testimony of Michael Cohen—his dad’s former fixer who’s now the prosecution’s star witness against him. “I have never seen anything more rehearsed,” Eric wrote, alluding to Cohen’s testimony. Cohen has repeatedly spoken about his sketchy work for Trump, including at his own trial where he was ultimately sentenced to prison, and it is common for witnesses to rehearse portions of testimony in advance. NBC News reported that it spotted Eric on his phone apparently making the post, which went live at 10:51 a.m. while court was in session.
