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Juan Merchan admonishes ex-president for ‘gesturing and speaking in the direction of the juror’ as jury selection continues

Donald Trump met a stern rebuke on Tuesday from the jurist presiding over his criminal hush-money trial, with the judge warning: “I won’t have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom.”

Trump’s apparent misbehavior did not derail the trial’s progress; seven jurors were picked by day’s end.

Judge Juan Merchan’s comment came shortly after jury selection resumed after lunch. Trump’s team had found video on one possible juror’s social media that appeared to show a street celebration over his loss in the 2020 election.

She was called in to answer questions about it, and when she left, Merchan directly addressed Trump’s lawyers. “Your client was audible,” Merchan said, noting that she was just 12ft from him.

“It was audible. He was gesturing and he was speaking in the direction of the juror,” Merchan said, insisting he would not accept such behavior.

“I will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom,” Merchan admonished. “Take a minute to speak to your client.”

Merchan’s warning to Trump marked a sharp diversion from what was otherwise a relatively routine jury selection process.

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[-] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 22 points 6 months ago

Fuck yeah! He was sternly rebuked! The law is not to be messed with. I'm sure his lawyers just made an oversight in telling him the rules and now there will be no more shenanigans.

His local campaign stop in Harlem allows him to make a serious play at winning his native state despite its heavily Democratic lean.

Uhhh... Maybe leave this level of political interpretation to a domestic paper, Guardian.

Wait, the author is American? Wow.

Also, click through to the link even if you don't like to read stories before commenting. There's an image halfway through of a brown bodega owner looking very concerned about Trump being in his store and holding on to his young son tightly. It very well might have been a great interaction with one of the odd minority Trump supporters, but damn it if the image doesn't tell a whole story.

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 14 points 6 months ago

“They want law and order ... every week they’re being robbed,” Trump said of businesses in New York, as he tried to compare his prosecution with the state of New York streets. “You know where the crime is? It’s in the bodegas.”

Lol. This bodega is in a sleepy part of Manhattan with immigrants and young families. The major "crimes" are rent prices and a few losers stealing ho-hos.

[-] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago

Donald is one of the people robbing businesses. Oh, my mistake, it's not real crime if you defraud contractors.

[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Damn Trump stole ho-hos? I guess I can see that since this trial is about paying ….

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

If there's anywhere Trump is going to get the majority of votes, it's Harlem. After all, we know how much black people love him.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-ai-deep-fake-image-black-voters-2024-election-rcna141949

[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 5 points 6 months ago

I assume Trump has secret service wherever he goes especially during campaign season, there is literally snipers and armed gunmen all around when they show up

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