An attorney and prosecutor in ASAP Rocky 's assault trial nearly came to blows in court this week. Video footage taken on Thursday captured Rocky's lawyer Joe Tacopina and Deputy District Attorney John Lewin arguing loudly during closing remarks before being told to stop by Judge Mark Arnold.

With Rihanna and two toddlers looking on from the audience, a prosecutor at the trial of A$AP Rocky told jurors during his closing argument Thursday that they have “one critical question” to answer. “Was it a real gun or was it a fake gun?

A$AP Rocky's attorney has gotten into a firey argument with prosecutors, as the rapper faces two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

Hagan Scotten told Justice Department officials that he would not be party to a political prosecution. He was the latest in succession of federal prosecutors to quit.

Hagan Scotten, the lead prosecutor in Mayor Eric Adams’s federal corruption case, has quit over the Justice Department’s demand that the case be dismissed, calling any lawyer who would move in court to toss the matter a “fool” or “coward,