A silent and sullen Trump goes before judge in Miami – amid din outside

Ex-president sat quietly during the 45-minute hearing, folding his arms and clenching his fingers, and occasionally grimacing

Even by Florida's already unorthodox standards, the arraignment of Donald J Trump, the ultimate carnival barker, in Miami on Tuesday afternoon was something of a circus.

The concept of a former leader of the free world appearing before a federal judge to deny he stole and retained some of the nation's most sensitive secrets - keeping some in a bathroom - was surreal enough.