Yes, even presidential candidates have to report for jury duty. Real estate magnate and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump flew back from a campaign stop at the Iowa State Fair this weekend to do his civic duty on Monday in New York, arriving at a Manhattan courthouse in a limo. This was certainly a treat for some potential jurors, who asked The Donald for selfies. Two courtroom sketch artists, meanwhile, asked Trump to autograph some sketches of himself.
One man who got stuck in a jury pool with Donald Trump had a better, less intrusive way to capture the scene:
Please note the woman adopting the classic New Yorker strategy of plugging in her headphones and pretending the celebrity doesn't exist.
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