TechFlow reported on January 10 that CNN reported that President-elect Trump had appeared in a New York court online for the "hush money" case. When prosecutor Joshua Stanglas began to criticize Trump, the president-elect leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and shook his head from side to side.

Prosecutor Joshua Stanglas said that Trump was far from expressing any kind of remorse for his criminal behavior and encouraged others to reject the jury's verdict. The defendant had caused lasting damage to the public's view of the criminal justice system. Trump believed that he was above the law.