Chinese Woman Arrested at Mar-a-Lago to Represent Herself at Trial

The move marked the latest twist in the story of Yujing Zhang, whose motives at Mar-a-Lago remain a mystery

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A federal judge allowed a Chinese woman arrested for trespassing at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to fire her attorneys and represent herself at trial.

But U.S. District Judge Roy Altman told Yujing Zhang he had serious misgivings. “In my opinion, a trained lawyer would defend you far better than you can defend yourself,” the judge said at a hearing Tuesday. “You are not familiar with the law. You are not familiar with court procedure.”

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