Former President Donald Trump was warned Tuesday to not intimidate prospective jurors after the judge accused him of "uttering something" to one of them -- shortly before six people were selected to serve on the jury for Trump's hush money trial.
"I won't tolerate that. I won't have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom," Judge Juan Merchan said, according to the New York Post.
The warning came after Merchan told Trump lawyer Todd Blanche that he heard Trump say something to a prospective juror who was "12 feet away from your client."
"Your client was audibly uttering something," Merchan said.
The judge's remarks came after Blanche asked to have a prospective juror stricken from the panel over two Facebook posts on the day of the 2020 election that Trump lost to President Joe Biden.
Another Trump lawyer, Susan Necheles, said the posts showed the unidentified woman "celebrating and partying" at what Necheles called "clearly an anti-Trump event."
During the selection process that followed, six people were picked to serve on the jury, with Merchan saying he'd tell the to return on Monday, CNN reported.
But the judge noted that schedule was subject to change, depending on what happens when jury selection resumes on Thursday.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
