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"You could ask a member of staff, but discretion is the name of the game, so try to ask them swiftly and out of earshot from your guests."

As he left, he knew he would report what he had seen once he returned to Missouri and was out of earshot of his driving partner.

And attorneys often gather quietly at the judge’s bench to talk about sensitive topics, out of their earshot.

At one point, the judge told defense lawyers during a sidebar conversation — out of earshot of the jury and the public — that he could hear Trump “cursing audibly.”

Out of the earshot of the jury, or the reporters in the room, Merchan also asked Trump’s lawyers to stop him from cursing as Daniels spoke.