Judge Lewis Kaplan purposefully did not disclose why he advised jurors to keep their identities secret in the high profile case
After the verdict was read in the defamation trial between writer E Jean Carroll and former president Donald Trump, the judge overseeing the trial suggested the jurors never reveal their identities.
At the end of the two-week trial, the jurors, who were purposefully made anonymous due to the high-profile nature of the case, are now free to identify themselves by name if they wish.
“My advice to you is that you never disclose that you were on this jury,” Judge Lewis Kaplan advised them in the courtroom.
Judge Kaplan did not explicitly explain why he was offering the advice, however, previous legal actions against the ex-president have led to threats of violence against both jurors and judges from Trump supporters.
Isn’t that pretty freaking self evident? “If they find out who you are… you’re dead. Don’t let them find out. We will help you.”
Other jurors in his previous cases have gone public, or have even been doxxed before, so yeah, it probably needs to be said explicitly.
and how many of them have received massive amounts of death threats and harassment?
I’m guessing… all of them.
(We might not actually help you)