Court queues, no internet: I covered Trump’s trial – this is what it was like

One minute before the verdict was read, wifi wasn't working - such was a typical day covering the most atypical court proceeding most Americans will probably see

It was 5.06pm Thursday.

Donald Trump, the first president in US history to face a criminal trial, was one minute from hearing the verdict in his momentous case. History, or at least the first draft, was about to be written.