Donald Trump has been letting loose on his Truth Social network of late, disparaging prosecutors, the judge and potential witnesses in the porn-star hush-money trial currently underway in New York City.

If some reports are to be believed, online isn’t the only place he’s been letting loose. A left-wing commentary site reported the other day that sources in the courtroom were saying the former president has been having some intestinal problems in court, and that auditory and olfactory evidence of this have been obvious to spectators.

Others have said they’ve heard similar stories, including George Conway, who as Trump henchperson Kellyanne Conway’s ex-husband might be said to have passed a smell test of credibility on the issue. And there is also a video of Trump speaking on camera during his presidency, with former California Senator Dianne Feinstein behind him, on which one can plainly hear a minor trumpet blast, and in response to which Feinstein responds the way you’d expect.

It must be said that these stories are otherwise unconfirmed. But they are a potent metaphor for the stinky position Trump is now in.

Testimony in the case began Tuesday, Australia time.........

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