jury out. but then, robert costello is giving it back to the judge. and he got so upset that he cleared the courtroom. if there is a security situation, that s one thing. the judge was fired up and worried about what he might say, so he cleared the courtroom for a few minutes. we all came back in and he is still rolling his eyes for the remainder of the afternoon. there is a period where everyone is out of the courtroom other than the defense table and the prosecution table, but then the public and the press are out not all of the public. it s of the room.interesting because as you mentioned the first two rows that were like friends of the bride and groom, they were still there. but this is where all of us to go. the media is screaming that we have a right to be here and
that s fascinating. just to play this out, let s say judge merchan says the allegation by e. jean carroll that he sexually assaulted her in a dressing room was found more likely than not by a civil jury in new york. let s say the judge were to say you can t bring that up, okay? it s too prejudicial. if you are on the stand and he just was riffing inside like that e. jean carroll lady like i ve never seen her before. as soon as he said that, then you could say something right? yes because you feel like the door has been opened but then everybody at the prosecution table would probably jump up and asked to approach and then there would be a sidebar conversation because they would not simply jump in and start asking these questions and then the judge would have to rule whether he has indeed opened the door. would you come to anticipate that he would take the stand here?
there will be a hearing eventually on whether all of that is fair fodder, but it does begs the question whether prosecutors are hoping to discourage trump from testifying by showing him all of he would face if he takes the stand, the trial resumes tomorrow with jury selection continuing. seven jurors he did yesterday, five more needed plus alternates, six of those most likely on this off day, trump s on another one of his trademark fact-free tears carping today about not being allowed, quote, unlimited strikes, meaning disqualification when picking the jury, ranting because he says his sayyed can t veto any prospective juror. they want each side only gets ten strikes. that s new york state law. and his lawyers certainly know that we ve got legal sources from all perspectives tonight, from the prosecution table or cnn legal analysts, former assistant us attorney elie honig from the defense side, veteran new york attorney, author i dala, whose past high profile clients have ranged from h
the prosecutor in the case, i will call our case, is a thug. i have named him deranged jack smith. his record is absolutely atrocious. he does political hit jobs. you take a look at this guy. he looks like a thug. he is a raging and uncontrolled trump hater, as is his wife. reporter: i gotta tell you, the jack smith i saw in the courtroom did not look deranged. he looked in control. that was his room, after donald trump and his attorneys left, he went up to the prosecution table, threw an arm around the attorney and patting him on the back. the back and forth and the contrast in demeanor and personalities between these two men is going to be a very interesting thing to see develop over the next several months. as you have been reporting, as we have been broadcasting, of course, since the indictment,
that s part of why some of his legal team has already left from this case. i am told down here in florida a lot of the best defense attorneys they have their own practice and representing trump is a full-time job. i am told it is very likely that he will eventually find a lawyer but it s going to take time. the other big thing i m watching for in this courtroom is who is going to be at the prosecution table. the special counsel s office would not tell us on the record for security reasons who will be representing the special counsel s office, but if jack smith is in the courtroom today that would be the first time that trump would come face-to-face with the man who filed the first ever criminal charges against a former president of the united states. all right. paula reid, thank you so much. anderson. thanks so much. john miller, this seems to be moving along pretty quickly so far. for a booking that was record time but i think what we re seeing here is the effect of the u.s. mar