Psaki: One Juror Described by Jesse Watters on Fox News Asked to Be Removed, ‘Hardly Sounds Like Coincidence’

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PSAKI: "Trump then quoted Watters in a post, writing, 'They are catching undercover liberal activists lying to the judge in order to get on the Trump jury.' Now, that’s not only a complete lie, but according to prosecutors, it's also a violation of Trump's gag order and it’s clearly an attempt to undermine and intimidate the people who simply showed up at the Manhattan courthouse to fulfill their civic duty. I mean, the very next morning, a seated juror, the same juror who was called into question by Jesse Watters, asked to be removed because she had concerns about being publicly identified. That hardly sounds like a coincidence to me. And even a number of those who were not directly targeted by a Fox News segment or a TRUTH Social post expressed extreme anxiety about this trial. One reportedly broke down, crying during questioning, saying, 'I have to be honest, I feel so nervous and anxious right now. I’m sorry.' Another said, 'I have really, really bad anxiety and people have found out where I am.' It’s pretty easy to see why they might feel that way. I mean, imagine being called for jury duty and facing a defendant like Trump who has a known history of going after anyone and everyone. Not to mention he has an audience of MAGA faithful who take his words quite literally. That has long been his strategy and is likely to continue as this trial goes on.”