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NBC News reports:
After the questioning of a juror, Merchan admonished Trump for seeming to talk in a way that was audible. “I will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom. I want to make this crystal clear,” Merchan said.
Merchan allowed the juror, whose Facebook post was at issue, to enter the courtroom so that Trump’s lawyer, Blanche, could question her.
After the juror left the room, Merchan said he wanted to get something on the record. “While the juror was 12 feet from your client,” the judge said, “your client was audibly” saying something in the direction of the juror.
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Judge Merchan sounded irate just now, telling Todd Blanche that Trump appeared to be intimidating a potential juror.
“He was gesturing and he was speaking in [their] direction,” Merchan said.
“I won’t tolerate that — I will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom.”
— Molly Crane-Newman (@molcranenewman) April 16, 2024
A testy exchange just now in court as Judge Merchan heard Trump loudly making comments towards a prospective juror and warns him that he will not tolerate his attempts to intimidate a juror. Story updated with all the latest …https://t.co/5yGA0EjYaT
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 16, 2024