Tonight on the readout.

It was such an interesting experience because it's I had never seen him in person before you know and you you see

someone blown up so larger than life on the media for so many years to see them in person is very jarring and you get the sense that

it's like oh this is just another guy. Just another guy, according to a dismissed prospective juror speaking to NBC's Von Hilliard.

And in day two of jury selection, Dozing Don is warned by the judge about intimidating jurors.

Also tonight, Trump's mega lackeys are freaking out, whining that it's unfair that

Trump is required to be in court just like every other person who's accused of a crime.

Plus, the Republican normalization of violent threats as Senator Tom Cotton calls for violence

against pro-Palestinian protesters.

But we begin tonight at the end of the second day of jury selection in the criminal trial of former

President Donald Trump. Seven jurors have been selected so far a salesman and

on College nurse two attorneys an IT consultant teacher, and a software engineer.

11 more needed, that includes six alternates.

Inside the courtroom, Donald Trump again appeared deep in contemplation at times or perhaps slumber with his eyes closed and his tiny mouth pursed.

But outside the courtroom the defendant attempted to try his case using his alternative facts.

I was paying a lawyer and wanted down as a legal expense, some accountant, I didn't know, marked it down

is a legal expense, that's exactly what it was and you get indicted over the legal legal expense it's called legal expense that's what you're supposed to go

a legal expense it's almost like Trump wants to ignore every single bit of context that was going on at the time. So let's just take a moment to just

remember what these so-called legal expenses were all about, namely, attempts to

quash stories about his extramarital dalliances with women ahead of the 2016

elections so as not to hurt his chances with voters.

Don't take it from me.

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