Trump says court purposely keeping room 'very cold'

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York, Friday, April 26, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP)

Former President Trump filed another complaint about the "freezing courthouse" on Friday and speculated that the temperature was being kept low on purpose.

"They don't seem to be able to get the temperature up," Trump said. "It shouldn't be that complicated. But we have a freezing courthouse and that's fine, that's just fine."

Trump's attorneys have asked Judge Juan Merchan if something can be done about the temperature, but the judge declined. Last week he apologetically explained that the old courthouse has two modes: chilly or sweltering, and that it'd be better to be cold than hot.

Trump attorney Todd Blanche asked the judge if it were possible to increase the temperature by "just one degree." 

“It is cold, there’s no question it is cold, but I’d rather be a little cold than sweaty, and really those are the choices,” the judge said, according to a pool report. “I agree with you it’s chilly, no question.”