Some people, not all Trump supporters, are so keen to witness history, they are paying others by the hour to save them a place in the queue.
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.It’s 7am in Manhattan and a group of professional line sitters have camped overnight outside the court of Donald Trump’s hush money trial, to reserve spots for people willing to pay hundreds of dollars for a front-row seat to history.
And Californian lawyer Bradley Bradshaw caught a six-hour overnight flight from the west coast, “because this is the first president of the United States to be on trial for a crime”.AdvertisementWelcome to The People v Donald J Trump, a pre-election circus that has bizarrely become one of the hottest tickets in town.
And there’s fixer-turned-felon Michael Cohen, who paid Daniels’ $US130,000, which he claims Trump directed and later reimbursed.It’s worth remembering, too, that this is only one of four trials Trump faces as he braces for a rematch against Biden. Robert Samuels, who runs the professional line business Same Ol’ Line Dudes, outside the Manhattan courtroom where Donald Trump’s hush money trial is being held.The first five to nine members of the public in the queue are usually rewarded with a spot at the back of Room 1530, where they have to peer past a slew of Secret Service agents and court guards to catch a glimpse of the day’s witness and the back of Trump’s head.
“We’ve been here as early as 10pm for some our clients,” says manager Robert Samuel, whose business, Same Ole Line Dudes, have queued at everything from discount fashion sales in Manhattan to sought-after restaurants in Brooklyn.“It’s $US50 specifically for the Trump trial, but our regular fee is $US25. We charge extra only because we have the fear of MAGA supporters or homeless people harassing us.
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