Juror safety becomes key focus as defendant Trump's desperation, frustration grows

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Published 2024-04-19
As the safety of jurors in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial become an important focus ahead of opening statements on Monday, another person put at risk by Trump's impulsive belligerence is Trump himself as his lawyers consider whether to put him on the witness stand. NBC News correspondent Vaughn Hillyard and former Manhattan prosecutor Catherine Christian discuss concerns about the jury and whether there's any way that Donald Trump testifying isn't a bad idea. 

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All Comments (21)
  • @roccoferluci5
    THE FOUNDING FATHERS HAD DEMOCRACY IN MIND, NOT PRO-RUSSIAN AGENTS IN THE U,S. CONGRESS.
  • The safety of a juror sounds like a gangster's trial of the 1920s.
  • @philbrown8099
    Any country with a properly functioning legal system, no person is above the law, could sort this very quickly by holding the defendant in a prison cell instead of allowing him to make a mockery of the process…get a grip America.
  • @stevem4005
    In my opinion the media should also be under a gag order regards the jurors details, as right now they are being as careless with the safety of these people as Trump. Publishing myriad details regards them and only omitting their names is wrong. The media may argue 'the public have a right to know', but to what end and how is it truly relevant?
  • @tbd-5160
    This is Cartel behavior. How ironic.
  • @matbroomfield
    How can ANY American consider themselves a patriot while threatening the safety of jurors. And how can America consider itself a nation of law and order when it allows the defendant to keep behaving like this.
  • "IT" HAS CONSTANT PROTECTION AT OUR TAX EXPENSE, SO SHOULDTHE JURORS!
  • @dougmorton4947
    WHY is it necessary for the defense or the prosecution to know the names of the jurists?? Once they are investigated, they have only ONE JOB!!
  • @Cj-mj4xg
    Maybe you shouldn't put their details out?
  • @Bruno-ns7gm
    If you have to shield citizens for safety from a presidential candidate what does that say about the "moral character" of not only that individual but our lack of accountability as a nation. Shame on us for allowing this dispicable position we've managed to wheel and deal our way into. 🇺🇲🗽🇺🇲
  • @bettertoaster
    Those jurors should definitely get protection, if they want to.
  • @gailwatts4811
    What an absolute shame that people doing their civic duty have to be kept safe from a former president. How shameful for our country.
  • @lynnhughes
    STOP sharing info about the jurors. As in there jobs.
  • @Lola-tq8nv
    Imagine a new world where any news media outlet - broadcast, print, and participating reporter - that fails to provide factual information would immediately be shut down for fraud, forced to publicly acknowledge altering, editing, & omitting speech or recorded video taken out of context, and pay restitution to individuals harmed.
  • If ever there was a case that screams out for the maximum sentence being handed down, this one is it. He has broken and or twisted every law and rule imaginable.
  • I dislike that the media is even showing the juror's jobs; people have been traced with less information than even that limited knowledge.
  • @portmantologist
    I wonder if Todd Blanche understands that his assurance to Judge Merchan that he can control his client implies that he could have been doing that all along and just hasn't.
  • @TonyChico-mv5mo
    Why does the media keep talking about the jury and giving out information about them....stop talking about them and revealing bits of information about them.
  • @joycemoore8098
    tip to the jury: if Trump glares at you, GLARE BACK!! his poor little, shriveled up, "mushroom" ego will NOT be able to handle it!!