As hundreds of New Yorkers are dismissed from being considered as jurors for Donald Trump’s historic hush money criminal trial, one summed up what it was like seeing the former president in court.
“What was your impression of Donald Trump when you saw him?” MSNBC’s Yasmin Vossoughian asked one woman who was dismissed from the selection process Thursday.
“You know, he looked less orange, definitely. Like, more yellowish. Like, yellow. Nothing else than that,” she said. “He doesn’t look angry; I think he looks bored. Like, he wants this to finish and go do his stuff.”
The woman, who runs a venture capital fund in Manhattan, told MSNBC she was called for jury duty for the first time since she recently became a United States citizen, but raised her hand when the judge asked prospective jurors gathered in a Manhattan courtroom whether they thought they could not be an impartial juror.
“I couldn’t be impartial,” she said.
In similar fashion, dozens of prospective jurors are dismissed every day as the jury selection is underway, with many saying they cannot be impartial jurors or have scheduling conflicts.
As of 12 p.m. Thursday, five jurors have been selected for the trial — down from seven, after two were dismissed.
