In an order issued last week, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who’s presiding over E. Jean Carroll’s defamation trial against Donald Trump, made his intent to protect the safety and security of jurors clear by ensuring the anonymous jurors are given a safe means of transportation to and from the courthouse. Politico Erica Orden tweeted Tuesday, January 16 that in the order, Kaplan “suggested members of the jury that they refer to each other using assumed names, and laid out highly detailed instructions for their safe transportation to and from the courtroom each day.” She added, “The jurors wi…
