‘A woman issue’: Mar-a-Lago trespass trial starts with argument over underwear

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — The trial for the Chinese woman accused of trespassing at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and lying to federal agents about why she was there began with an argument over her undergarments.

Yujing Zhang, 33, initially appeared in federal court for jury selection on Monday in her brown prison uniform. Zhang, who fired her public defenders, was asked by U.S. District Judge Roy Altman why she was not wearing the civilian clothes that had been provided to her.

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