Some reporters were granted access to the courtroom through a lottery system.
No cell phones or laptops were allowed in the courthouse, leaving us to rely on an old-school journalism approach of pay phones and notepads.
Here I was, reporting what happened inside a room that only about 100 people would witness.
Journalists with the closest access to the Trump arraignment were inside the courtroom, within feet of the former president.
Court rules can vary some, but typically, when reporters receive access to federal court they're allowed to bring along their cell phones and laptops.
Persons:
Trump, —, Donald Trump's, Todd Blanche, Blanche, Wilkie D, Ferguson Jr, Donald Trump, Wilfredo Lee, they're, Jonathan Goodman, David Harbach, Waltine Nauta, Kimberly Leonard, Nine Trump, I'd, Marshall, marshall
Organizations:
Service, Journalists, PBS, Nine, Trump
Locations:
Miami, South Florida, City