Trump reports for jury duty in New York

Associated Press

NEW YORK

Donald Trump pulled up in a long black limousine and gave a very presidential wave as he made his way into the building. Then the billionaire promptly found himself seated next to ordinary, wage-earning, subway-riding New Yorkers, forced to wait – and wait some more – for the wheels of justice to turn.

The Republican presidential candidate reported for jury duty in Manhattan on Monday and spent much of the day like everyone else, filling out forms and wondering whether he would get picked.

By late afternoon, he was released without getting selected for a trial, his civic obligation fulfilled.

Trump had high praise for the public servants at the courthouse, saying: “The people in the court system are really professional. It was an honor to see how it worked.”

The businessman’s limo arrived in the morning at the foot of the courthouse steps familiar to viewers of TV’s “Law & Order,” and he was met by a throng of camera crews, reporters and onlookers.