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Obama at Jury duty (Original Post) nini Nov 2017 OP
Could you imagine Trump at jury duty? Initech Nov 2017 #1
He'd never show up nini Nov 2017 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Nov 2017 #30
He served in 2015 when he was a candidate. former9thward Nov 2017 #9
Wow, that's surprising! I would have thought the opposite! Initech Nov 2017 #13
Since he is such a dickhead I'm sure it was for the positive impression nini Nov 2017 #14
Politicians whether we like them or not former9thward Nov 2017 #16
And dudes name is Hamburger, montana_hazeleyes Nov 2017 #29
Such a gracious man-I miss him, too. nt babylonsister Nov 2017 #2
+1 jalan48 Nov 2017 #21
I am crying Botany Nov 2017 #23
Wow. Wouldn't it be great to be on a jury with Obama! Laffy Kat Nov 2017 #3
Dreamy! 😍 sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #12
Sigh. nt Laffy Kat Nov 2017 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #18
Damn, look at all those secret service dudes Iliyah Nov 2017 #4
You could hear them saying to stay seated and don't get up nini Nov 2017 #5
Still a very popular person, very personable and of course he'd go to Jury duty. Red Don would never uponit7771 Nov 2017 #6
Trump went in 2015 when he was a candidate. former9thward Nov 2017 #11
I'm so jealous! Dem_4_Life Nov 2017 #8
So, ya think he'd get chosen OldHippieChick Nov 2017 #10
I think he'd get nominated all right; best guess, he'd decline. Hortensis Nov 2017 #17
I would FREAK OUT! hibbing Nov 2017 #19
Trump would be stilted and dismissive, rainin Nov 2017 #20
Trump would get bored. No way he has the attention span. LisaM Nov 2017 #27
Pays to honor the summons and show up for jury duty. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #22
Citizen Obama, setting the example of good citizenship and showing up. mamas Nov 2017 #24
He sort of knew everyone would want to greet him treestar Nov 2017 #25
I miss him so much! Squinch Nov 2017 #26
The smiles on everyones faces... JoyBugaloo Nov 2017 #28
OMG!!! I would have given a month's pay... 3catwoman3 Nov 2017 #31

Initech

(100,145 posts)
1. Could you imagine Trump at jury duty?
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 04:59 PM
Nov 2017

He probably wouldn't make it past the first round of questioning because he would automatically assume everyone is guilty!

Response to nini (Reply #7)

former9thward

(32,154 posts)
9. He served in 2015 when he was a candidate.
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 05:14 PM
Nov 2017

And he wanted everyone to be innocent.

"I have jury duty, can you believe this? I look forward to it actually," Trump said. "I have no expectations. I just hope they're innocent. Whoever it is, I hope they're innocent."

Ultimately Trump was dismissed and not chosen for a case, but here's what happened when the Republican presidential candidate showed up for jury duty today:

“It’s like winning the lottery, to come on Donald Trump Day,” Alex Hamburger, the 22-year-old juror who sat next to Trump this morning, told ABC News.

"He was a nice guy to speak to. I didn’t think he was going to speak to me. I asked what he was having for lunch, almost as a joke, because he’s just sitting there, everyone's quiet, no one’s speaking,” said Hamburger, who also told ABC News that he would not vote for Trump.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-reports-jury-duty-special-treatment/story?id=33132883

Initech

(100,145 posts)
13. Wow, that's surprising! I would have thought the opposite!
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 05:25 PM
Nov 2017

But I was not wrong in that Trump would automatically assume guilt or innocence!

nini

(16,672 posts)
14. Since he is such a dickhead I'm sure it was for the positive impression
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 05:25 PM
Nov 2017

The I hope they're innocent thing is proof it was all a game to him.

former9thward

(32,154 posts)
16. Politicians whether we like them or not
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 05:33 PM
Nov 2017

do a lot of things for a positive impression. Yes Trump did it for that. And so did Obama. I suspect he had a hundred things he would rather be doing than going to the Daley Center today.

Laffy Kat

(16,393 posts)
3. Wow. Wouldn't it be great to be on a jury with Obama!
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 05:00 PM
Nov 2017

Except I think I'd be so star-struck I wouldn't be able to concentrate on the trial.

sprinkleeninow

(20,270 posts)
12. Dreamy! 😍
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 05:23 PM
Nov 2017

Michelle, please forgive me and my 💖 for the last True and Real CiC? It cannot be helped!

Response to Laffy Kat (Reply #3)

nini

(16,672 posts)
5. You could hear them saying to stay seated and don't get up
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 05:03 PM
Nov 2017

I would've had a hard time not jumping up to hug him though I would have followed orders.

uponit7771

(90,371 posts)
6. Still a very popular person, very personable and of course he'd go to Jury duty. Red Don would never
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 05:03 PM
Nov 2017

... go

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
17. I think he'd get nominated all right; best guess, he'd decline.
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 05:38 PM
Nov 2017

He's a constitutional scholar, after all. He believes in the law and understands the purpose and proper functioning of juries.

rainin

(3,011 posts)
20. Trump would be stilted and dismissive,
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 06:45 PM
Nov 2017

full of self-importance. He will never be loved like Obama. I only hope he knows that.

I've thought how gratifying it would be for thousands of people to send him clippings of Obama's accomplishments, awards, etc. right to his jail cell. Anybody down for that?

LisaM

(27,850 posts)
27. Trump would get bored. No way he has the attention span.
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 07:31 PM
Nov 2017

Obama, OTOH, would pay attention to every detail, no matter how minor it seemed.

 

mamas

(76 posts)
24. Citizen Obama, setting the example of good citizenship and showing up.
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 07:11 PM
Nov 2017

Actions speak louder than words. I really admire this man.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
25. He sort of knew everyone would want to greet him
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 07:13 PM
Nov 2017

He didn't just sit down. Though I'm sure he did when the program began. What a cool thing for the fellow members of the array!

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