We are only on Day Two of Donald Trump's criminal trial for election interference (sometimes referred to as the "Hush Money Case" or the "Stormy Daniels Case") and Donald Trump has already started intimidating the jury! In this case, he was allegedly muttering and gesturing within earshot of a potential juror who had just undergone direct questioning as part of the jury selection process.
Criminal counts: 34
Self control: 0
Naps: A lot
Here is how it went down:
One of Trump's lawyers, Todd Blanche, was questioning a prospective juror, I think about social media posts she made.
All of a sudden, Judge Merchan cut him off.
Why? Because Trump was audibly saying something and wildly gesturing while in front of the jury. It is unclear what he saying or gesturing about, but clearly it was enough to get the judge's attention.
Judge Merchan said: Your client was audibly uttering something...I won’t tolerate that. I will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom. I want to make that crystal clear."
I am sure Trump was pissed about being reprimanded. His attorney, Blanche, took a few minutes to speak to him in a calm and soothing voice that we all use when toddlers throw tantrums.
After giving Trump a binky and a juice box, Blanche returned to questioning the juror.
Twitter had thoughts about Toddler Trump throwing a tantrum:
