Trump Jurors Have Nothing on These Wacky Excuses to Dodge Jury Duty

It’s the eye-roll inducing excuse every judge has heard: I simply can’t be fair. Except with Donald Trump, it might be true.

The first day of Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan ran straight into that near-impossible challenge: finding a group of New Yorkers who could give a tabloid target and one of the most controversial presidents in recent history a fair hearing.

Of the 96 potential jurors brought into the courtroom Monday afternoon for screening, around half were immediately dismissed when they indicated to Judge Juan Merchan that—surprise, surprise—they would be simply unable to remain impartial in a trial involving Trump. Another two were later dismissed, with one woman concluding under questioning that she, too, couldn’t be fair, while a man said the trial might end up clashing with his kid’s wedding, according to The New York Times.

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