side show

The back-to-back press conferences were a side show to the main event playing out inside the courthouse, where closing arguments were under way in the only Trump trial likely to surface before the November election.

But ultimately, Ms Florence said, the day in court amounted to a "side show" that had little to do with the heart of the case: whether Mr Trump broke the law by classifying reimbursements for Ms Daniels' hush-money payment as "legal expenses".

"It was a side show at the trial - and it would've been a main event just before the election," she said.

Photos by her side show a wide-eyed girl with long brown hair, who loved sports and dancing, and kept medals from competitions above her bed.

What’s this particular side show all about?