Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate, real estate billionaire and reality TV show host, found himself seated next to ordinary, wage-earning, subway-riding New Yorkers, forced to wait, and wait some more, as he reported for jury duty in Manhattan and spent the day like everyone else, filling out forms and wondering whether he would get picked. By late afternoon, he was released without being selected for a trial, his civic obligation fulfilled.
Trump had high praise for court personnel, saying: “The people in the court system are really professional. It was an honor to see how it worked.” Trump had been summoned but didn’t appear five times before. His campaign said he never saw those summonses because they had been sent to the wrong address.
