Empaneled Trump Juror Dismissed After She Tells Judge That Friends, Family Identified Her From Media Reports

CNN reports:

After a paneled juror expressed concerns in court about her ability to serve, Judge Juan Merchan addressed the press in court, telling them “there’s a reason this is an anonymous jury.”

“I’m directing that the press simply apply common sense and refrain from writing about anything that has to do with physical descriptions, it’s just not necessary, it serves no purpose,” the judge said. “We just lost what probably would’ve been a very good juror,” Merchan said. “The first thing she said was she was afraid and intimidating by the press.”

The juror says that she has concerns because “aspects of my identity” have been out there and she’s concerned she will not be able to act fair and impartial. “Yesterday alone, I had friends, colleagues and family push things to my phone questioning my identity as a juror,” she said.

Read the full article. Identifying jurors by their gender, home neighborhood, and profession is a huge problem.

NEW….Trump juror (oncology nurse) is dismissed on her own request.

“Friends, colleagues & family” are “questioning my identity as a juror.” …
“I don’t believe I can be fair and unbiased and let the outside influences not affect me…”

Trump intimidation already working.

— Jeffrey Evan Gold (@jeffgoldesq) April 18, 2024