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A president has wide authority to impose tariffs, and Trump has been so voluble about his love for the trade barriers that they appear inevitable.

Once he was in the courtroom, however, Trump was considerably less voluble, whispering to his lawyers, staring ahead and generally seeming unhappy to be there.

Their members were a diverse collective that included Rumi, a voluble drama student from Los Angeles.

Lou, conversely, was the toast of the town: an institution-building entrepreneur and voluble drinking buddy known for wearing loud turtlenecks, cracking ribald jokes and eating like a barn animal.

But even while just watching the proceedings, the voluble ex-president and current Republican front-runner hasn’t checked his contempt for the case.