Donald Trump was put on notice by a former federal prosecutor that, if he keeps up his "absolutely bizarre" courtroom behavior, he will be hit with much more severe, non-monetary jury verdicts.
Legal analyst Elie Honig appeared on CNN's Smerconish on Saturday, where he was asked by the host, "Does Donald Trump have a jury problem?"
"Well, you bet he does, Michael, if he behaves like that," Honig replied. "I want people to understand what Donald Trump did in that courtroom throughout this trial is not just unusual, it is absolutely bizarre and self-destructive."
Honig noted that trial lawyers are warned against the exact activity in which Trump engaged.
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"When you're a trial lawyer you understand the jury is sitting there feet away watching and evaluating everything you do. You are trained that you have to have a poker face, even if your most important witness goes south or the judge makes a terrible ruling, you have to act like you're doing just fine because the jury is watching you and, for Donald Trump to sit there muttering out loud in ways the jury can hear and the judge admonishing him, for him to stand up and walk out during a jury address by the other side, is outrageous and I assure you the jury held that against him."
Honig ended with a warning.
"If I was his lawyer I would say this is civil court, your penalty for acting out is financial, but when we get into criminal court, the penalty will be much more severe."
