[jonrick46]

"The judge claiming he was concerned for lack of objections when the defense objected to her even being there."

The Trump defense knew that if there was numerous objections, the jury would become suspicious and think they were hiding something. The plea for a mistrial was done in a sidebar beyond the ears of the jury.

[joesbucks]

Being a prosecutor or defense attorney requires understanding trial gamesmanship. It will be interesting to see how an appeals court views today.