Donald Trump may have already fallen victim to a rigged system– by the audio visual team that organized the sound at the first presidential debate.

Trump declared himself satisfied with his debate performance Monday night in the 'spin room' – but then raised a complaint about the electronic equipment that piped the contest to millions of viewers.

'And they also gave me a defective mic, did you notice that?' Trump told a throng of media gathered afterward. 'My mic was defective within the room.'

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Rigged? Trump said he believed the microphone was defective - and pictures showed that it seemed easier for Clinton to reach hers

Spin room claim: Trump made his intervention about the microphone as he toured the spin room, telling DailyMail.com he believed it was defective

A questioner at first laughed at what could be the latest Trump inquiry into a 'rigged system' and asked if somebody got paid.

'I wonder. Was that on purpose?' Trump asked. 'But I had a mic that wasn't working properly' he continued.

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus didn't reject the complaint out of hand, although at first he wasn't aware of it when asked about it by DailyMail.com immediately after the event.

'There were times it was softer than Hillary's – that is true,' he said.

Reporters getting a live feed of the event could hear the GOP candidate. The mic even picked it up when Trump spoke under his breath, sighing 'huh' after Clinton accused him of having a long record of engaging in racist behavior.'

Trump otherwise liked how he did, saying 'Overall I thought it was great, and if you look at all of the polls …'

Different heights: The different ways in which the podium for each candidate had been engineered could be seen when they were pictured together. It appeared to make it easier for Clinton to reach the microphone

He also didn't immediately complain when asked about moderator Lester Holt. 'I felt it was fine,' he said.

DailyMail.com spoke with four Trump partisans who were present in the debate hall.

None could recall having trouble hearing him. None would say so on the record.

A Trump campaign spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment about whether or not the Republican’s microphone was in fact malfunctioning on Monday night.

However pictures appeared to show it was easier for Clinton to reach the microphone than it was for Trump.

The Commission on Presidential Debates had allowed Clinton one partisan advantage, a taller podium than Trump's in order to minimize their 10-inch height difference - she is 5'4" to his 6'2".