Trump was in a sour and dejected mood following his arraignment, sources say

Trump arrives to board his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, August 3, in Arlington, Virginia.

Former President Donald Trump left the Washington, DC, courthouse Thursday in a sour and dejected mood after pleading not guilty, multiple sources familiar with his mindset told CNN.

Trump was “pissed off” after he motorcaded through traffic, the sources said.

After the 27-minute legal proceeding, the former president did not take questions as he had planned to do at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport before his return flight to New Jersey.

Trump did speak briefly to the media, criticizing the charges and claiming he was being persecuted because he was running for office.

Trump had been fingerprinted and processed at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse before he pleaded not guilty to four criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

One aspect of the hearing that irked the former president — who is still referred to by his former title when at his Bedminster golf club or Mar-a-Lago resort — was when Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya referred to him as simply “Mr. Trump.”

Source: Kaitlan Collins