Why is there extra white space at the top of this markdown table?

Toward the bottom of www.ourhumanherds.com, I have an HTML table with a lot of extra white space above it. When I view the first part of the table in the Squarespace editor, it looks like this:

</style>

<table>
<tr>
   <th><b>Questions about</b></th>   
   <th id="mind1"><b>Moral Mind 1</b></th>    
   <th id="mind2"><b>Moral Mind 2</b></th>
</tr>
<tr>

But when I view the source from a browser, there are all those extra br tags. It's obviously the br tags that are causing the unwanted white space, but where are they coming from?

</style>

<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><table data-preserve-html-node="true">
<tbody><tr data-preserve-html-node="true">
   <th data-preserve-html-node="true"><b data-preserve-html-node="true">Questions about</b></th>    <th data-preserve-html-node="true" id="mind1"><b data-preserve-html-node="true">Moral Mind 1</b></th>    <th data-preserve-html-node="true" id="mind2"><b data-preserve-html-node="true">Moral Mind 2</b></th>
</tr>

Thanks,Kevin

Can you take screenshot of code in SS editor?

Thanks, @tuanphan. First two screenshots attached, one more to follow showing the end of the table code.

Try removing the space between style and table

Doesn't seem to make a difference. I also lose some of the formatting if I get rid of the extra line or move the table tag right next to the closing style one. But text typed there does show at the top.

@hodakkm You can add to Home > Design > Custom CSS to hide all

div#block-yui_3_17_2_1_1563809467513_48848 .sqs-block-content br {
   display: none !important;
}

That did the trick! I also see how I can use the div id to use the same approach for a couple of other tables on other pages.

Thanks for the help on this.