Trump was forced to listen silently as potential jurors offered their unvarnished assessments of him

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Trump was forced to listen silently as potential jurors offered their unvarnished assessments of him
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New Yorkers who said they couldn’t approach the case fairly were excused during jury selection. But one of the women with the harshest assessments of him will be among those who will determine his fate on 34 counts of falsifying business records.

“I don’t like his persona, how he presents himself in public,” said the woman, who has lived in upper Manhattan for the last 15 years. The woman said she didn’t agree with some of Trump’s politics, which she called “outrageous.”

“He just seems very selfish and self-serving, so I don’t really appreciate that in any public servant,” she said, adding that while she doesn’t “know him as a person,” how he “portrays himself in public, it just seems to me it is not my cup of tea.”

Trump’s legal team took issue with her responses, but they were out of challenges by the time she was up for consideration.

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“I don’t like his persona, how he presents himself in public,”

Uhm... really? Is this supposed to be "unvarnished"? For this cheeto-colored parasitic colostomy bag masquerading as a human being?

Trump could get harsher criticisms than that in fucking art school.

We don't want him out of art school, though, you saw what happened last time.

I thought Mr Trump's painting was powerful, evocative, and brave. I recommend we make up a special award just for him.

We probably would have seen more delays from Trump's team if jurors responded like that. ("Too biased" or some shit.) Otherwise, a statement like yours would land you in the MAGA hit list, which isn't something your average joe juror wants to deal with.