The woman who was arrested after trying to contact former President Donald Trump in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday was identified as a clerk for a Queens judge who is no stranger to legal turmoil.
Jenny Hannigan, who claimed she wanted to help Trump during his ongoing civil fraud trial in Lower Manhattan, was arrested in 2015 after becoming angry at a Brooklyn gas station, according to law enforcement sources.
Hannigan allegedly damaged a credit card machine and was charged with resisting arrest, law enforcement sources told The Post.
Two years earlier, Hannigan filed a federal lawsuit against Nassau County police, alleging she was sexually assaulted in the back of a police car during a 2011 DUI arrest.
Once Hannigan was placed in the back of the car, Officer Gary Zima allegedly “placed[ed] your hands and fingers in and around [her] vagina and vaginal area,” The Post previously reported.
His partner was accused of turning a blind eye during the alleged attack.
The woman who was arrested after trying to contact Donald Trump in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday was identified as Jenny Hannigan, a clerk for a Queens judge. Steven Hirsch
The assault charge was “undetermined” following an internal investigation, but Zima was accused of violating policy after texting Hannigan three days after the arrest when he asked her “how she was,” CBS New York reported in that moment.
Court records show Hannigan settled with Nassau County and police for an undisclosed sum in February 2016.
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Inside the Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday, the unhinged 37-year-old clerk interrupted proceedings just before noon “by getting up and walking to the front of the courtroom yelling at Mr. Trump,” the Office of Administration spokesman said. Court, Lucian Chalfen.
Inside the Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday, the unhinged 37-year-old clerk interrupted proceedings just before noon by “getting up and walking to the front of the courtroom yelling at Mr. Trump.”
Hannigan was detained by court officials before she could approach the former president, who was seated with his attorneys at the defense table, Chalfen said in a statement.
A Post scribe inside the courtroom did not hear Hannigan scream, but she was later caught talking loudly in the hallway after court officials escorted her outside.
“Help me! Save me!” she screamed for several minutes as officers handcuffed her, according to a court source.
Outside the courtroom, he professed his support for Trump.
“I have the right to be here. “I am a U.S. citizen and I am also a judicial employee,” she told court officials, NBC News video shows.
“And I’m also just here to support Donald Trump.”
The secretary, who posted a CNN article titled “Trump’s turbulent, lawless presidency will end with historic second impeachment” on Facebook in 2021, was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
Hannigan was also banned from state court buildings.
She was charged with one count of second-degree contempt of court for disrupting the trial and was given a court appearance fine.
“Help me! Save me!” she screamed for several minutes as officers handcuffed her, according to a court source. Steven Hirsch
Hannigan was not home when The Post called his Queens address, but neighbor Ken Larson was surprised to learn of his strange arrest.
“She’s a lovely woman,” he told The Post.
“He’s actually a very lovely person,” he added.
Additional reporting by Tina Moore, Haley Brown and Ben Kochman
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