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Who is Moxila Upadhyaya? Judge leaves Donald Trump 'pissed off' during arraignment by saying one word

'I'm learning tonight that Trump left here in a sour and dejected mood,' CNN host Kaitlan Collins reportedly said

WASHINGTON, DC: Donald Trump was reportedly not in a good mood after being arraigned on Thursday, August 3. It was reported that one word uttered by a judge left the former president dejected as he appeared before her for his indictment. The 77-year-old was reportedly introduced as “President Trump” by his lawyers before Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya.

However, the judge responded to him by saying, “Good afternoon, Mr. Trump,” which apparently displeased him. CNN host Kaitlan Collins said, per the Daily Mail, “I'm learning tonight that Trump left here in a sour and dejected mood. He was, quote, 'pissed off,' according to someone who spoke to him.”

Collins went on to explain, “I am told that the former president: one thing that irked him particularly was during that hearing today - that lasted about 27 minutes - was when the magistrate judge referred to him as simply 'Mr Trump’,” adding, “That may not sound odd to anyone else, but he is still referred to by his former title 'President Trump' when he's at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey, as he is tonight, or at Mar-a-Lago.”

Who is Moxila Upadhyaya? 

The website of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia stated that Upadhyaya, born in the state of Gujarat, India, became a Magistrate Judge in September 2022. She received her Bachelor of Journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism and Bachelor of Arts, along with honors in Latin, from the University of Missouri.

The site noted that Upadhyaya earned her JD from the American University, Washington College of Law before joining “a two-year term as a law clerk to the Honorable Eric T. Washington, former Chief Judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals.” She then went on to work with “Venable LLP’s Washington, D.C. office, where she practiced complex commercial and administrative litigation.”

“She is the former Co-Chair of the D.C. Bar Litigation Section Steering Committee and has served on the Board of Directors for the D.C. Access to Justice Foundation and Council for Court Excellence. Judge Upadhyaya is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation,” the website notes.

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Meanwhile, Trump’s apparent reaction to Upadhyaya’s address has attracted some comments online. A user tweeted, “Poor baby Donald got his so-called ‘feeling’  hurt if he has any that is.” 

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