In the Trump trial, the former president was instructed to refrain from using his phone in court
During his criminal trial, an attorney told former President Donald Trump to stop using his phone after he answered a call at the defense table. Reporters in the New York County Criminal Court observed Trump taking the call during the initial stages of the trial. The attorney’s intervention followed this incident. During the early stages of his criminal trial, an attorney instructed former President Donald Trump to cease using his phone when he received a call at the defense table. Reporters present at the New York County Criminal Court witnessed Trump taking the call, prompting the attorney to intervene shortly afterward.
An attorney for former President Donald Trump told him to put away his phone after he reportedly took a call at the defense table during the first hour of his criminal trial on Thursday.
Multiple reporters in the New York County Criminal Court noticed Trump was taking a phone call from the defense table as jury selection was underway and problems emerged with currently seated jurors.
Attorney Todd Blanche told Trump to stop using his phone, prompting the former president to tuck it into his pocket while looking annoyed, according to NBC News.
Shortly after Judge Juan Merchan took the bench at 9:24 a.m. local time, one juror was excused from duty after she expressed concerns about intimidation by the media. She said she had second thoughts about being able to be impartial.
Another seated juror was questioned on Thursday for apparently not being forthcoming on a questionnaire, revealing the challenges in predicting when the final slate of 12 jurors and six alternates will be empaneled.
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If several more days pass before opening statements can happen in the case, the delay could create the risk of more of them dropping out as they think about the gravity of the case they will have to consider.
Another group of 96 possible jurors was brought into the court as the trial resumed on Thursday. Merchan asked them to raise their hand if they couldn’t be fair and impartial, and 48 were excused.
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