Donald Trump trial: Ex-president's staffers get lunch from McDonald's for second day at hush money hearing - and spend $500 on fast food

Donald Trump’s staffers have spent another $500 at a McDonald’s near the courthouse in New York City where the first criminal trial ever of a former US President is taking place.

The staff members returned to the fast-food restaurant, a five-minute walk away from the court, for lunch on the second day of testimony at the Stormy Daniels hush money trial.

They walked away with armfuls of brown paper bags on Tuesday and McDonald’s employees claimed they were told not to discuss the food after DailyMail.com revealed details surrounding their previous visit.

The workers added that Trump’s aides again did not leave them a tip after putting together their lengthy order which is said to have come to around $500.

A Trump staffer is seen leaving a McDonald's with armfuls of food-filled bags on Tuesday as the former president's hush money trial continues at Manhattan Criminal Court

The president is known for his love of fast food, and also ordered McDonald's during the previous day's testimony 

The former president’s staffers walked away with four large bags on Thursday which contained 27 quarter pounders, 27 portions of fries, filet-o-fish burgers and chicken nuggets.

Trump’s aides bundled into the McDonald’s restaurant again for lunch on Tuesday where they allegedly told staff not to share details about their order.

‘Trump’s people came back in today for lunch and told us not to tell anyone about their order this time,’ a McDonald's employee, who wanted to remain anonymous, told DailyMail.com.

‘They ordered different items and spent less this time, around $500. I can’t say because I don’t want to be fired. I don’t get paid extra. But again they left no tip, nothing!’

Trump’s staffers visited the same McDonald’s restaurant on Thursday on the third day of the trial and waited around 45 minutes for their order, according to the workers.

Employees at the fast-food chain added that this was the first time during this trial that the former president's staff members have visited.

'They came here yesterday and bought lots of food worth nearly $700,' a McDonalds employee, who wanted to remain anonymous, told DailyMail.com.

'They ordered 27 quarter pounders, 27 fries, chicken nuggets and filet-o-fishes. They didn't even leave a tip, nothing!'

'There were three people who came in and they placed their order at the counter.’

President Trump is pictured at court on Tuesday, as his hush money trial continues 

'It’s not the first time we saw them. They came last year when he was in court. He has a lot of problems.’

An aide was caught leaving the famous fast food chain with four large bags, riding around in a vehicle marked 'Staff 2,' a sign the black van was part of Trump's motorcade.

Trump's love for McDonald's is a well-documented affair.

His go-to meal is two Big Macs, two Fillet-O-Fish and a chocolate malted milkshake - according to ex-aides Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie in their book, Let Trump Be Trump.

During a 2019 government shutdown, the then-president ordered McDonald's and other fast food - totaling around $5,500 - to feed the Clemson University football team, due to the White House kitchen not being open.

In a viral tweet, the commander-in-chief accidentally referred to the fare as 'hamberders.'

Trump also ordered McDonald's when he was recovering from COVID-19 in October 2020.

During the Biden administration, Trump paid a visit to East Palestine, Ohio after a train derailment and boasted then that he knew the menu better than the residents.

A court sketch shows Trump, left, listening intently as former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, furthest right, gave evidence on how his outlet would buy negative stories about Trump, then deliberately suppress them 

Trump had bags of McDonald's lugged into Manhattan court one day during the lunch break in Trump's $250 million civil fraud trial, DailyMail.com reported in October.

Controversial author Michael Wolff wrote in his 2018 book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, that Trump loves McDonald's due an unusual concern.

Trump 'had a longtime fear of being poisoned, one reason why he liked to eat at McDonald's - nobody knew he was coming and the food was safely premade,' Wolff said.

Trump ended his day in court on Tuesday by once again railing against the gag order that he’s already been accused of violating multiple times.

'I’m not allowed to defend myself and yet other people are allowed to say whatever they want about me,' he complained to reporters, holding a stack of articles he said were critical of the case but that he says he’s not allowed to share.

During Tuesday's hearing, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who got wind of the fake tale, said it would have been the magazine's biggest story 'since the death of Elvis Presley' had it been true.

Pecker, the first witness in the case, told how his magazine bought the story from a Trump Tower doorman for $30,000 as part of a scheme to stop damaging allegations about Trump being published.

Trump repeatedly shook his head and laughed as details of the story, which Pecker said turned out to be '1,000 percent untrue,' were laid out in court.

The court also heard how the tabloid alerted Trump to allegations of an affair by Playboy model Karen McDougal.

In wide-ranging testimony Pecker detailed how he had pledged to 'catch and kill' bad stories about Trump in the 2016 election campaign.

Trump ended his day in court on Tuesday by once again railing against the gag order that he’s already been accused of violating multiple times.

'I’m not allowed to defend myself and yet other people are allowed to say whatever they want about me,' he complained to reporters, holding a stack of articles he said were critical of the case but that he says he’s not allowed to share.