The muted frenzy in the courtroom when Donald Trump was convicted of felonies in New York

Just before 4:15 Thursday afternoon, Donald Trump's voice could be heard, muffled, from beyond the thick doors of Manhattan Criminal Court's room 1530.

"I want to campaign," Trump said to the TV cameras positioned in the hallway.

He and his entourage entered the courtroom and took their places at the defense table and in two rows of gallery benches behind.