Trump Swarmed By Media While Entering Court House For Jury Duty

NEW YORK — Republican Presidential candidate and current primary front-runner Donald Trump was swarmed by media as he entered the New York City court house on Centre Street to serve jury duty.

Trump showed up slightly later than expected. His campaign told one local outlet, NY 1, that they initially went to the wrong address.

“The wall will work,” Trump told a reporter who asked about his immigration plan he released over the weekend.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives for jury duty at Manhattan Supreme Court in New York Aug. 17, 2015. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

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Trump, who pulled up in a black stretch limousine, was immediately engulfed in microphones and cameras was asked if he thinks he would be picked for jury selection.

“We’ll see what happens. I was sent a notice; I have to do it.”

Trump later added he hopes he does not get selected.

A number of other New Yorkers entered the court house to serve jury duty before and after Trump arrived. One potential juror told The Daily Caller it made no difference to him that he was called for jury duty on the same day as Trump.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives at the Manhattan Supreme Courthouse in New York

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Heather Swanson of Manhattan stood in line for jury duty behind Trump. She described the scene this way: “He was perfectly lovely. He looked a little lost without his posse. You know because he’s a little used to having people saying, ‘Do this, go there.’ You know, because he’s not used to doing it all on his own. But it was perfectly fine.”

Swanson said that his body guards left his side once he entered the court house.

“He was just sort of in line,” she explained. “He wasn’t chatting anyone up. He just sort of smiled, and I smiled back. He was just waiting for about 10 minutes, and then he realized that he didn’t have a bag so he could go into this other line, and then he went into the jury room.

Andrew Alloi, another Manhattan resident, called for duty, told TheDC that Trump took his seat in the courtroom and did not say a word to anyone.

“He just sat stoically in the seat that he sat in. Nobody bothered him,” Alloi said.He added, “He should be here. Should he be on a trial if he’s selected, I have mixed feelings about that-because of the fact that he’s in the middle of a campaign now. Perhaps there could be some deference to that for him. There’s no particular favor on my part, but that would be a fair thing to consider. It might be a good enough excuse.”

According to New York law everyone who is eligible, must serve when called on. One can postpone serving jury duty only once online at least one week before the date one is called to appear.

Jurors who do not sit on a jury trial could serve up to two days. However, even if a juror is released, he or she may be asked to be on call for up to five days. If one is selected for a trial, one must sit on jury duty for the duration of the trial.

Trump exited the courthouse and was greeted by the same media mob. Leaving the courthouse for a lunch break, Trump told reporters the New York court system is “amazing.”

“There are really amazing people. They run a really terrific operation,” he said, later noting that his campaign is going well. As he walked toward his limousine amnesty activists began shouting at Trump, “Donald!, Donald! What about immigration?”