Lawrence: I went to Trump's trial and found him in a jail of his own making
Summary
TLDRThe transcript details a day in the life of Donald Trump during his trial, highlighting the strict confines of the courtroom as a metaphorical jail where he experiences limitations on his movement, speech, and actions for the first time. It describes Trump's demeanor, reactions, and the dynamics within the courtroom, including the performance of his lawyers, Todd Blanche and Keith Davidson. The summary also touches on the judge's patience, the jury's behavior, and the broader implications of Trump's presence and actions within the legal process.
Takeaways
- 📺 Lawrence O'Donnell, the MSNBC host, mentioned that Donald Trump left the courtroom seemingly displeased with his presence.
- 👀 Adam Class Field, a reporter, shared his observation of Trump's apparent anger and noted that Trump's political advisor, Boris Epshteyn, was aware of his presence.
- 🚫 The transcript describes a tense atmosphere in the courtroom, with Trump accused of making mistakes and violating a gag order.
- 🎓 Todd Blanche, Trump's lawyer, is criticized for his performance in court, including lying and failing to address Trump's attack on the jury.
- ⏱️ The hearing was initially scheduled to address Trump's violations of the judge's gag order, with the prosecution presenting a case in 10 minutes.
- 🗣️ Trump's comments about the jury being predominantly Democrats were highlighted as a significant violation.
- 💬 Todd Blanche's defense of Trump was seen as ineffective and included a misleading statement about Trump's right to comment as a presidential candidate.
- 🤔 The judge had to repeatedly ask Blanche to address the specific comments Trump made about the jury, indicating a lack of focus in Blanche's defense.
- 👮♂️ The jury's behavior was described as wanting to distance themselves from Trump, highlighting an unusual dynamic in the courtroom.
- 📚 Keith Davidson, a lawyer involved in arranging hush money payments, testified and was subjected to cross-examination that revealed his unsavory practices.
- 👴 The script paints a picture of Trump as a 'small man' in the courtroom, experiencing a loss of control and freedom for the first time.
Q & A
What did Lawrence O'Donnell tease about in his show?
-The transcript does not specify the exact topic Lawrence O'Donnell teased about, but it implies it was something significant related to the Trump trial.
How did Donald Trump react to Lawrence O'Donnell in the courtroom?
-Donald Trump left the courtroom, squinting strangely at Lawrence O'Donnell, suggesting he was not pleased to see him.
What was Adam Class Field's impression of Donald Trump's behavior in the courtroom?
-Adam Class Field interpreted Trump's behavior as a sign of displeasure towards him, noting that Trump muttered under his breath and seemed angered.
Why did Todd Blanche leave his law firm to represent Donald Trump?
-Todd Blanche left his law firm because the firm wanted no association with Donald Trump. He then moved to Florida to become a full-time Trump defense lawyer.
What was the nature of Keith Davidson's work as a lawyer?
-Keith Davidson primarily worked as a 'bottom feeder,' negotiating hush money payments for clients, including a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels on behalf of Donald Trump.
What was the judge's reaction to Todd Blanche's defense of Donald Trump's violations of the gag order?
-The judge repeatedly asked Todd Blanche if Donald Trump violated the gag order and seemed to give up on Blanche, shaking his head and smiling strainedly at Blanche's response.
How did Donald Trump respond to questions about the gag order?
-Donald Trump stated that he was not allowed to testify due to the gag order and mentioned his intention to appeal it, thus not answering questions directly.
What did the prosecutor argue about Donald Trump's comments regarding the jury?
-The prosecutor argued that Donald Trump used his platform to criticize the seated jury in the case, which is a violation of the gag order.
How did the jury react to Donald Trump in the courtroom?
-The jury entered the room quickly, avoiding eye contact with Donald Trump, and once seated, they paid strict attention to the proceedings without displaying any signs of humanity towards him.
What was the general atmosphere in the courtroom during the trial?
-The atmosphere was tense, with strict attention to the proceedings, and a notable lack of the usual human interactions one might expect in a courtroom setting.
What was the significance of Courtroom 1530 in relation to Donald Trump?
-Courtroom 1530 was described as Donald Trump's 'jail' for the day, as it was the first time he was confined in a way that restricted his movements and speech, mirroring a jail environment.
Outlines
📺 Media Interaction and Trump's Courtroom Behavior
The first paragraph discusses the anticipation surrounding Lawrence's show and Trump's trial. It details Maggie Haberman's live update on the Trump trial and Trump's peculiar behavior in the courtroom. Adam Class Field, a reporter, shares his experience of being in the courtroom and Trump's apparent displeasure at seeing him. The narrative also touches on Trump's political advisor, Boris Epshteyn, and the mistakes defendants like Trump often make in courtrooms. It concludes with a reflection on the nature of the courtroom as a place for those who have made grave errors.
🚫 Trump's Violation of Gag Order and Blanche's Defense
The second paragraph focuses on the hearing regarding Donald Trump's alleged violations of the judge's gag order. It outlines the prosecution's presentation of Trump's comments about the jury and other violations, such as his remarks about Michael Cohen and David Pecker. Todd Blanche, Trump's attorney, is criticized for his ineffective defense, particularly for not addressing Trump's attack on the jury. The paragraph also highlights Blanche's attempt to justify Trump's comments by claiming that as a presidential candidate, he can't simply say 'no comment,' which is debunked as a false statement. It ends with Trump inadvertently undermining Blanche's defense by correctly invoking the gag order when questioned about a witness.
🎤 Trump's Jury Critique and Davidson's Testimony
The third paragraph delves into the specifics of Trump's violation of the gag order by criticizing the jury and the prosecutor's argument on this matter. It describes the judge's repeated questioning of Blanche regarding the violation and Blanche's implausible defense. The paragraph also paints a vivid picture of the jury's behavior in the courtroom, contrasting it with typical jury conduct. It concludes with the introduction of Keith Davidson, a lawyer involved in negotiating a hush money payment for Stormy Daniels on behalf of Trump, and the documentation of this negotiation.
👥 Character Examination of Davidson and Trump's Courtroom Experience
The fourth paragraph examines the character and actions of Keith Davidson, who is portrayed as having engaged in morally questionable activities throughout his career. It also discusses the cross-examination where Davidson's past actions are brought to light, including arranging hush money payments for other celebrities and trafficking information. The narrative then shifts to the observation of Donald Trump in the courtroom, describing him as a 'very small man' despite his physical height, due to his demeanor and the circumstances he finds himself in. The paragraph ends with a reflection on the idea of the courtroom as Trump's 'jail,' highlighting the loss of control and freedom he experiences there.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Lawrence O'Donnell
💡Trump Trial
💡Adam Class Field
💡Gag Order
💡Todd Blanche
💡Keith Davidson
💡Jury
💡Criminal Courtroom
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💡Judge Merchan
💡Michael Cohen
💡David Pecker
Highlights
Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC host, reports on Donald Trump's unusual behavior in the courtroom.
Maggie Haberman's live update on the Trump trial includes Trump's strange reaction to O'Donnell.
Adam Class Field, a reporter present in the courtroom, shares his first-hand account of Trump's displeasure.
Field interprets Trump's facial expressions and eyes, suggesting a flash of anger towards him.
Trump's political advisor, Boris Epshteyn, is noted to be aware of O'Donnell's presence but does not advise Trump accordingly.
The article discusses the mistakes defendants like Trump often make in courtrooms and how they can be detrimental.
A description of Criminal Courtroom 1530 in Manhattan as a place for broken lives.
Todd Blanche, Trump's attorney, is criticized for his decision to represent only Trump and the impact on his professional life.
Blanche's professional humiliation in court, as noted by Judge Merchan, is highlighted.
Details of Donald Trump's violation of the judge's gag order, specifically his comments about the jury.
Todd Blanche's ineffective defense of Trump's violations and his lack of a legal argument.
Blanche's false claim in court that Trump cannot simply say 'no comment' as a presidential candidate.
Trump's own words contradict Blanche's defense and further damage his attorney's credibility.
Judge Merchan's patience with Blanche during the hearing and his eventual intervention to address Trump's comments about the jury.
Blanche's response to the judge's question, which the narrator considers preposterous.
The prosecutor's argument that Trump used his platform to criticize the sequestered jury in the case.
Details of the jury's behavior upon entering the courtroom, suggesting discomfort or a desire to avoid Trump.
Keith Davidson's testimony about his role in negotiating the hush money payment for Stormy Daniels on behalf of Trump.
Cross-examination of Davidson reveals his involvement in other hush money cases and the trafficking of information.
Reflection on the contrast between honorable lawyers and those who engage in unscrupulous practices, as represented by Davidson.
A personal account of observing Trump in the courtroom, noting his physical stature and behavior.
The metaphor of the courtroom as Trump's 'jail', highlighting the restrictions on his freedom and behavior.
Transcripts
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE ON
THAT, LAWRENCE.
THAT IS A DEEP TEASE, AS THEY
SAY IN OUR BUSINESS.
HAVE A GOOD SHOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> AT 4:26 P.M.
TODAY, MAGGIE HABERMAN POSTED
THIS TO THE LIVE UPDATE OF THE
TRUMP TRIAL, REPORTING FROM
INSIDE THE COURTROOM.
TRUMP LEFT THE COURTROOM
SQUINTING STRANGELY AT LAWRENCE
O'DONNELL, THE MSNBC HOST, AS
HE DID.
ADAM CLASS FIELD WHO HAS BEEN
IN THE STORY EVERY DAY -- IN
THE COURTROOM EVERY DAY
REPORTED THE STORY THIS WAY.
HE MUTTERS UNDER HIS BREATH, I
WAS SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO HIM,
MEANING RIGHT NEXT TO ME.
MY FIRST TIME IN THE TRUMP
TRIAL COURTROOM AND IT SEEMS
DONALD TRUMP WAS NOT REALLY
PLEASED TO SEE ME.
THAT IS A SHOT OF ME.
IT LOOKS LIKE I AM VERY FAR
BEHIND DONALD TRUMP, BUT I AM
ACTUALLY IN THE FIRST ROW
AVAILABLE TO THE PRESS AND
VISUALLY THERE WAS NOTHING
BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND ME
WHEN I WAS SITTING THERE AND
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON I WAS
SITTING AT AN EVEN BETTER SPOT.
AND I HAVE MY INTERPRETATION OF
WHAT DONALD TRUMP'S FACE AND
EYES WERE TRYING TO SAY TO ME
HIS FLASH OF ANGER WITH ME AT
THE END OF THE HOUR.
HE SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE IT, OF
COURSE.
DONALD TRUMP SHOULD NOT HAVE
DRAWN ATTENTION TO ME.
DONALD TRUMP'S POLITICAL
ADVISOR WAS THERE, SITTING IN
THE FRONT ROW RESERVED FOR
TRUMP FAMILY MEMBERS WHO DID
NOT SHOW UP ONCE AGAIN.
BORIS EPSHTEYN WAS SITTING IN
FRONT OF ME AND KNEW I WAS
THERE.
HE SHOULD'VE TOLD DONALD TRUMP
WHEN YOU WALK BY O'DONNELL,
DON'T GIVE HIM THE SATISFACTION
OF MAKING A MOMENT ABOUT HIM,
BUT DEFENDANTS LIKE DONALD TRUMP
ALWAYS MAKE MISTAKES AND
COURTROOMS.
AND MISTAKES ARE WHAT HAVE
SLANDERED DONALD TRUMP IN
CRIMINAL COURTROOMS.
MANHATTAN'S CRIMINAL COURTROOM
1530, IS A ROOM OF BROKEN LIVES.
LIKE ALL CRIMINAL COURTROOMS,
IT HAS SEEN AN ENDLESS PARADE
OF THE BROKEN LIVES LIVED BY
THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE THE
WORST MISTAKE IN THEIR LIVES
THAT LEAVES THEM SITTING IN THE
DEFENDANT'S CHAIR IN THAT
COURTROOM.
OTHER THAN THE FALSELY ACCUSED,
VERY BAD MISTAKES, OFTEN A
SERIES OF BAD MISTAKES, LEAD TO
CRIMINAL COURTROOMS.
DONALD TRUMP WAS NOT THE ONLY
BROKEN LIFE IN THAT ROOM ON
DISPLAY TODAY.
THE BROKEN MAN SITTING BESIDE
HIM AT THE DEFENSE TABLE ROSE
ONCE AGAIN TO DEFEND THE
INDEFENSIBLE.
EVERYONE IN NEW YORK LEGAL
CIRCLES, INCLUDING PEOPLE I
RESPECT THE MOST, HAVE AT ONE
POINT OR ANOTHER TOLD ME THAT
TODD BLANCHE IS AN EXCELLENT
LAWYER.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO TOLD ME
THAT MONTHS AGO HAVE SWITCHED
TO THE PAST TENSE.
WAS AN EXCELLENT LAWYER BEFORE
HE SOLD HIS PROFESSIONAL SOUL
TO DONALD TRUMP.
TODD BLANCHE WAS A MUCH
RESPECTED, HIGHLY PAID PARTNER
ENEMAS DAYS PARTNER IN A
PRESTIGIOUS MANHATTAN LAW FORM
AND ACQUIRING VALUABLE SKILLS.
HE COULD'VE STAYED IN THAT
PARTNERSHIP FOR THE REST OF HIS
PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
HE COULD'VE BEEN WELL-REGARDED
FOR THE REST OF HIS
PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
INSTEAD, TO TAKE ON DONALD
TRUMP AS A CLIENT HE HAD TO
QUIT HIS LAW FIRM BECAUSE THE
LAW FIRM WANTED NO ASSOCIATION
WITH DONALD TRUMP AND HAVING
QUIT HIS LAW FIRM HE MOVED WITH
HIS FAMILY TO FLORIDA TO BECOME
A FULL-TIME TRUMP DEFENSE
LAWYER, WORKING FOR EXACTLY ONE
CLIENT.
THERE IS NO GOOD STORY IN THE
HISTORY OF JURISPRUDENCE ABOUT
A CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER WHO
DECIDES TO WORK FOR ONLY ONE
CLIENT.
THE CLIENT WHO HAS ENOUGH
CRIMINAL LEGAL BUSINESS TO KEEP
THAT LAWYER EMPLOYED FOR YEARS
AND YEARS AND YEARS.
EVEN MAFIA LAWYERS HAVE HAD
MANY OTHER CLIENTS NOT IN
ORGANIZED CRIME.
IN CRIMINAL COURTROOM 1530,
TODD BLANCHE LAST WEEK SUFFERED
THE ULTIMATE PROFESSIONAL
HUMILIATION WHEN JUDGE MERCHAN
SAID TO HIM, YOU ARE LOSING ALL
CREDIBILITY WITH THE COURT.
AS I SAID AT THE TIME YOU CAN
SPEND A LIFETIME IN COURTROOMS
AND NEVER HEAR A JUDGE SAY THAT
TO A GOOD LAWYER, NEVER.
TODAY'S COURT SESSION BEGAN
WITH WHAT WAS SCHEDULED AS A
HALF HOUR HEARING ABOUT DONALD
TRUMP'S LATEST VIOLATIONS OF
THE JUDGE'S GAG ORDER.
THE PROSECUTION PRESENTED THOSE
FOR NEW VIOLATIONS IN A 10
MINUTE, TIGHT, LOGICAL,
SEEMINGLY IRREFUTABLE
PRESENTATION.
THE WORST OF THE VIOLATIONS WAS
DONALD TRUMP'S COMMENT LAST
WEEK ABOUT THE JURY.
THE PROSECUTOR READ IT TO THE
JUDGE.
THE FIRST ITEM HE RAISED,
QUOTE, THIS IS WHAT DONALD
TRUMP SAID.
THAT JURY WAS PICKED SO FAST,
95% DEMOCRATS.
THE AREA IS ALMOST ALL
DEMOCRAT.
YOU THINK OF IT AS A PURELY
DEMOCRAT AREA.
IT IS A VERY UNFAIR SITUATION,
THAT I CAN TELL YOU.
THE PROSECUTOR THEN WENT ON TO
CITE OTHER VIOLATIONS IN THE
GAG ORDER WHICH FORBIDS DONALD
TRUMP FROM MAKING ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS ABOUT WITNESSES.
PROSECUTORS CITED RECENT
COMMENTS ABOUT MICHAEL COHEN
AND DAVID PECKER.
WHEN TODD BLANCHE STOOD UP TO
DEFEND DONALD TRUMP'S APPARENT
VIOLATIONS OF THE GAG ORDER, HE
RAMBLED ON WITHOUT MAKING A
SINGLE LEGAL POINT FOR 20
MINUTES.
AND NEVER SAID A WORD ABOUT THE
MOST SERIOUS VIOLATION, DONALD
TRUMP'S ATTACK ON THE JURY.
TODD BLANCHE WAS TRYING TO
DEFEND DONALD TRUMP'S COMMENTS
ABOUT WITNESSES.
HE SAID, QUOTE, HE CAN'T JUST
SAY NO COMMENT REPEATEDLY WHEN
HE IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
THAT IS, OF COURSE, A LIE.
THAT IS A LAWYER TELLING A LIE
IN A COURTROOM.
IT IS NOT JUST A POINT OF
ARGUMENT.
CANDIDATES REFUSED TO COMMENT
ON ISSUES ALL THE TIME.
NO ONE DOES IT MORE THAN DONALD
TRUMP.
DONALD TRUMP VERY SPECIFICALLY
REFUSED TO DECLARE HIS POSITION
ON ABORTION FOR MONTHS AND
MONTHS DURING REPUBLICAN
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES.
NO POLITICIAN IN OUR HISTORY
HAS REFUSED TO ANSWER MORE
QUESTIONS THAN DONALD TRUMP.
WHILE HIS MOUTH IS STILL MOVING,
SAYING OTHER THINGS IN RESPONSE
TO THE QUESTION, USUALLY
NONSENSE AND LIES HAVING
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE QUESTION.
AND JUST TO SINK TODD BLANCHE
EVEN DEEPER INTO THE DARKNESS
OF HIS BROKEN PROFESSIONAL LIFE,
DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF PROVED
TODD BLANCHE WAS LYING AT THE
END OF THE DAY.
AFTER DONALD TRUMP WALKED
ANGRILY PAST ME INTO THE HALLWAY
OF THE COURTROOM, WHERE HE
SPOKE TO A POOL OF REPORTERS
WITH THE CAMERAS ROLLING, THE
LAST QUESTION ASKED OF HIM WAS
WHAT DID HE THINK OF THE
WITNESS WHO TOOK UP MOST OF THE
TRIAL DAY TODAY, KEITH
DAVIDSON?
AND DONALD TRUMP SAID, WELL,
I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TESTIFY.
I'M UNDER A GAG ORDER, I GUESS,
I CAN'T TESTIFY.
NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE
APPEALING THE GAG ORDER.
I WOULD LOVE TO ANSWER THAT
QUESTION.
IT IS A VERY EASY QUESTION.
THE EASIEST QUESTION SO FAR,
BUT I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TESTIFY
BECAUSE THIS IS A JUDGE WAS
TOTALLY CONFLICTED.
HE HAS ME UNDER AN
UNCONSTITUTIONAL GAG ORDER.
THOSE WERE DONALD TRUMP'S
WORDS.
OF COURSE DONALD TRUMP IS NOT A
MASTER OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
HE DID NOT MEAN TESTIFY.
HE SIMPLY MEANT I CANNOT ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION BECAUSE I AM
UNDER A GAG ORDER.
TODD BLANCHE MAY HAVE LEARNED
NOTHING IN THE COURTROOM TODAY,
BUT DONALD TRUMP DID.
HE LEARNED FROM THAT HEARING
HOW TO RESPOND TO A QUESTION
ABOUT WITNESSES IN THIS CASE,
WHICH IS TO NOT ANSWER AT ALL
AND IF HE WANTS TO, CITE HIS
GAG ORDER, WHICH IS EXACTLY
WHAT DONALD TRUMP DID AT THE
END OF THE DAY.
DONALD TRUMP'S RESPONSE IN THE
HALLWAY TODAY DIRECTLY
CONTRADICTED TODD BLANCHE.
DIRECTLY DESTROYED TODD
BLANCHE'S CREDIBILITY AND
AGAIN, THE PRINCIPAL ARGUMENT
IN DEFENSE OF DONALD TRUMP'S
VIOLATIONS OF THE GAG ORDER.
SO A WEEK AFTER THE JUDGE TELLS
TODD BLANCHE HE HAS LOST
CREDIBILITY WITH THE JUDGE, HOW
COULD IT GET WORSE FOR TODD
BLANCHE?
DONALD TRUMP FOUND A WAY TO
MAKE IT WORSE TODAY.
DONALD TRUMP WENT OUT IN THE
HALLWAY AT THE END OF THE DAY
AND IN EFFECT RIDICULED TODD
BLANCHE'S DEFENSE OF DONALD
TRUMP'S VIOLATIONS OF THE GAG
ORDER.
APPARENTLY TODD BLANCHE HAD NO
INTENTION OF EVEN ADDRESSING
THE WORST VIOLATION OF THE GAG
ORDER PRESENTED BY THE
PROSECUTORS, WHICH WAS DONALD
TRUMP'S COMMENTS AND ATTACKS
AGAINST THE JURY WHO HE ACCUSES
OF BEING 95% DEMOCRAT WITHOUT
HAVING ANY IDEA HOW MANY OF
THOSE JURORS MIGHT BE
DEMOCRATS, HOW MANY MIGHT BE
REPUBLICANS.
12% OF THEM VOTED FOR DONALD
TRUMP.
JUDGE MERCHAN IS NOT AN
INPATIENT JUDGE.
THERE ARE SOME WHO COULD ACCUSE
HIM OF BEING TOO PATIENT, LIKE
THIS MORNING.
HE LET TODD BLANCHE SAY NOTHING
FOR OVER 20 MINUTES TODAY
BEFORE THE JUDGE FINALLY HAD TO
INTERRUPT HIM AND SAY, CAN I
ASK YOU TO ADDRESS THE COMMENTS
THAT WERE MADE ABOUT THE JURY?
TODD BLANCHE BEGAN WITH THE
STUPIDEST POSSIBLE RESPONSE
ABOUT THE ACTUAL WORDS DONALD
TRUMP SAID.
DONALD TRUMP TOLD THE JUDGE, IT
WAS A 15 SECOND STATEMENT OUT
OF AN INTERVIEW THAT WAS OVER
21 MINUTES LONG.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE
INTERVIEW WERE FIVE DAYS LONG.
WHAT MATTERS IS WHAT DONALD
TRUMP SAID.
DID HE VIOLATE THE ORDER?
THE JUDGE REPEATEDLY HAD TO ASK
TODD BLANCHE, DID HE VIOLATE
THE GAG ORDER?
TODD BLANCHE ACTUALLY SAID,
QUOTE, THE GAG ORDER
SPECIFICALLY REFERENCES ANY
PROSPECTIVE JUROR OR ANY JUROR
IN THIS CRIMINAL PROCEEDING, SO
HE WASN'T REFERENCING JUROR
NUMBER 4 IS A DEMOCRAT.
WHEREUPON YOU COULD SEE THE
JUDGE GIVE UP ON TODD BLANCHE.
HE SHOOK HIS HEAD.
THE JUDGE SHOOK HIS HEAD,
SMILED IN A STRAINED WAY JUST A
BIT.
I SILENTLY LAUGHED AT THE
PREPOSTEROUS THING THAT TODD
BLANCHE JUST SAID.
IT WAS THE MOST PREPOSTEROUS
POSSIBLE ANSWER TODD BLANCHE
COULD'VE GIVEN.
I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT JUROR
NUMBER 4. YOU CAN'T FIND THAT
REACTION IN THE SCRIPT, THE
REACTION OF THE ROOM.
YOU CAN'T FIND THE JUDGE'S
PHYSICAL REACTION TO WHAT HE
HEARD TODD BLANCHE SAY.
THE TRANSCRIPT IS JUST WORDS
AND THERE IS SO MUCH THAT
HAPPENS IN THAT ROOM BEYOND THE
WORDS.
IN PRESENTING THIS VIOLATION
ABOUT THE JURY, THE PROSECUTOR
SAID HE USED HIS PLATFORM TO
CRITICIZE THE SEATED JURY IN
THIS CASE.
THERE IS NO INFERENCE NEEDED.
IT IS NOT JUST ANY JURY.
IT IS THESE JURORS IN THIS
CASE, SITTING RIGHT IN THIS ROOM IN A FEW MINUTES AND TODD
ROOM IN A FEW MINUTES AND TODD
BLANCHE IS A DISGRACEFUL AND
GUARANTEED TO LOSE VIOLATION OF
THE GAG ORDER, TO ACTUALLY SAY
DONALD TRUMP DID NOT SPECIFY
ANY ONE OF THE JURORS.
NO HE DIDN'T.
HE SPECIFIED EVERY ONE OF THE
JURORS.
EVERYONE OF THEM WHO FILED INTO
THAT ROOM AT THE END OF THE
HEARING AND PASSED BY DONALD
TRUMP AS FAST AS THEY COULD,
WITHOUT LOOKING AT HIM IN ANY
WAY, AS IF THERE WERE AN
OBSTACLE THERE THAT THEY HAD TO
SPEED PAST, SOMETHING
DANGEROUS.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FASTER
WALKING JURY IN MY LIFE.
A JURY WHO WANTS TO PASS BY
THAT DEFENDANT.
MOVE PAST THE DEFENDANT OVER
AND DONE WITH AS FAST AS THEIR
LEGS CAN CARRY THEM.
IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR SOME
JURORS TO TAKE IN THE ROOM WHEN
THEY ENTER IN CASES.
THEIR EYES SOMETIMES FALL ON
THE PROSECUTOR, OFTEN ON THE
JUDGE.
SOMETIMES ON THE DEFENDANT.
FREQUENTLY SMILE AT THE JUDGE.
SOMETIMES THERE CAN BE SMALL
SMILES THAT ARE FLASHED AROUND
THE ROOM BY JURORS THAT DON'T
REALLY TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT
WHAT THEY ARE THINKING, BUT
OFTEN SHOW YOU THAT A GROUP OF
PEOPLE ARE ENTERING THIS ROOM
WITH HINTS OF HUMANITY ON
DISPLAY.
NOT SO WITH THE TRUMP JURY WHEN
THEY ENTER.
WHEN THEY TOOK THEIR PLACES IN
THE JURY BOX, WHICH I HAD A
VERY FULL VIEW OF IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEY SETTLED INTO
THEIR ROLES AND ALL PAY VERY
STRICT ATTENTION AT ALL TIMES