Watch: Rowdy heckler cusses out ex-GOP lawmaker on Fox News amid Trump trial coverage

Andrew McCarthy and Trey Gowdy discuss Trump trial (source: Fox News/screengrab)

A bystander in New York City appeared to curse out former Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) while he discussed the details of jury deliberations in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial on Fox News Thursday afternoon.

Per footage posted to X by The Daily Beast's Justin Baragona, the heckler appeared to shout, "You f------ suck, Trey Gowdy, you c---s------!"

Fox News promptly cut away to a CNN clip of analysis from former FBI Director James Comey as the shouting started up, cutting off the last word.

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This came shortly before the jury convicted Trump on all charges, which include 34 counts of falsifying business records. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has argued that the alleged scheme to buy the silence of adult film star Stormy Daniels was effectively a campaign finance plot to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump has denied any illegal conduct, and has further refused to acknowledge the affair with Daniels even happened. He is almost certain to appeal the verdict.

Much of the defense in Trump's trial centered on trying to discredit the testimony of Trump's former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, who told the jury that he arranged the payments with Trump's knowledge and encouragement. The defense focused on Cohen's documented history of making false statements, although Cohen has not denied this and said he did so on Trump's behalf. The prosecution has also produced other testimony and physical evidence to corroborate parts of Cohen's story.

Prior to convicting the former president, the jury has asked for clarifications on a number of things from Judge Juan Merchan, including testimony by Cohen, and by Trump's former associate and National Enquirer head David Pecker, who arranged "catch and kill" schemes to silence information about previous alleged affairs and other negative Trump stories. Gowdy previously suggested that this request was a good sign for prosecutors.

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