--- title: Donald Trump Jury Duty Shown in Sneaky Snapchat Image description: One angry man canonical: https://time.com/4000525/donald-trump-snapchat-jury-duty/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-17T18:16:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:07.852Z article:section: Politics og:title: Sneaky Snapchat Shows Donald Trump Reporting for Jury Duty og:description: One angry man og:url: https://time.com/4000525/donald-trump-snapchat-jury-duty/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt19e4477437f566cc/69885f9ecf40a8760dc3f419/donald-trump-snapchat.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 5088 og:image:height: 3393 og:image:alt: Donald Trump - Snapchat - Jury Duty og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sneaky Snapchat Shows Donald Trump Reporting for Jury Duty twitter:description: One angry man twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt19e4477437f566cc/69885f9ecf40a8760dc3f419/donald-trump-snapchat.jpg?branch=production ---  # This Sneaky Snapchat Shows Donald Trump Reporting For Jury Duty by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Aug 17, 2015 6:16 PM CUT  Donald Trump departs the Manhattan Supreme Courthouse in New York City on Aug. 17, 2015. Donald Trump departs the Manhattan Supreme Courthouse in New York City on Aug. 17, 2015.Brendan McDermid— Reuters by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Aug 17, 2015 6:16 PM CUT Donald Trump got his day in court. A Snapchat user was on the scene when the billionaire real estate mogul and presidential candidate reported for jury duty on Monday, capturing a sneaky shot as the jurors waited to hear whether they would be selected. The Snapchat, captured for the better education of posterity, shows the unmistakable former reality TV star giving his characteristic smirk in the courtroom, surrounded by other jurors apparently oblivious to the magnate’s presence. Peter Hamby, Snapchat’s head of news, tweeted the sighting shared on the social network: > [](https://twitter.com/PeterHamby/status/633315876142383104) Trump entered the courthouse surrounded by hundreds of reporters. Asked whether he was hoping to be selected, Trump said with a smile: “Not particularly. But we’ll see what happens.” The odds Trump gets selected for a case are slim: his name will be among 150 picked at random for three criminal cases. Even so, some New York jurors quivered at the thought of being selected alongside the conservative Trump, [ABC reported](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-reports-jury-duty-special-treatment/story?id=33132883 "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/TheBradMielke/status/633260227614404608) Another man expressed his enthusiasm. When Trump walked back into the courtroom after a 10-minute break, someone in the crowd yelled out “Save this country, will you?” ### Meet Donald Trump's Family  Left: Ivanka Trump with her mother, Ivana, in 1992; Right: Ivanka in New York City in February 2015. Ben Coster—Camera Press/Redux; Gilbert Carrasquillo—Getty Images  Left: Donald Trump Jr. and Donald Trump in 1988; Right: Donald Trump Jr. in New York City in April 2011. Ron Galella—Getty Images; Gilbert Carrasquillo—Getty Images  Left: Eric Trump and Donald Trump in 2007; Right: Eric Trump in New York City in October 2013. James Devaney—Getty Images; Astrid Stawiarz—Getty Images  Left: Marla Maples and Donald Trump's daughter Tiffany on March 19, 1996 in New York City; Right:Tiffany Trump attends Barbie and CFDA Event on Sept. 5, 2014 in New York City. Gregory Pace—Sygma/Corbis; J Carter Rinaldi—Getty Images  Left: Donald Trump's son Barron with his mother Melania at the FAO Schwarz in New York City; Right: Barron Trump with his father, Donald Trump and mother, Melania Knauss on Feb. 16th, 2015. 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