Mr Munkis is among dozens of people who waited in line for the second day of testimony from Stormy Daniels, an adult film star who has alleged having sex with Mr Trump, who has denied this.

Mr Trump is accused of illegally covering up a reimbursement he made to his former lawyer who gave Ms Daniels the hush-money payment.

The adult film star’s first day of questioning on Tuesday featured a series of salacious details about an evening she alleges she spent in Mr Trump’s hotel suite. The testimony prompted the former president to curse and shake his head across the courtroom.

It also sparked a frenzy outside the courthouse, with an even longer line on a brisk spring morning for a chance at a seat.

Mr Munkis arrived at 00:30 EDT (05:30 BST) on Thursday to help his chances of being one of only six people from the public in the main courtroom for Ms Daniels’ last day of testimony.

“Some people were telling me that there was some inappropriate things being discussed. But I absolutely did not come for that,” said Mr Munkis, a supporter of Mr Trump who believes the trial is “a joke”.

Joe Waldbaum, a semi-retired 77-year-old criminal defence attorney, took a week off and a plane from Massachusetts to come to the New York trial.

Carrying memes depicting Mr Trump in prison while sitting in a foldable chair for the hours-long wait, Mr Waldbaum said the trial itself was the punishment for the former president.

“It’s a spectacle,” he said. “He’s got to be convicted.”