No
one is exempt from jury duty, not even former President Barack Obama!
Obama made a trip back
to Chicago where he was summoned for jury duty in Cook County’s Daley Center, and he walked into the
courthouse with a squad of Secret Service surrounding him. Casual, right?
Even though he used to be POTUS, if he is chosen for a trial he
will be paid the same amount as anyone else, $17.20 per day.
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Other Chicago area citizens who were in the courthouse waiting to
see if they were going to be jurors were shocked to see Mr. Obama stroll
through. Naturally, he made sure to shake everyone’s hand and thank them for
doing their civil duty.
One Twitter user posted their video saying,
“OBAMA! Jury duty & I just shook hands with the best president ever!!
#obama #Chicago @juryduty @BarackObama @POTUS44 @MicheleObama”
OBAMA!Jury duty & I just shook hands with the best president ever!! #obama #Chicago #juryduty @BarackObama @POTUS44 @MichelleObama pic.twitter.com/OxdX2g2E0F
— Angel Martinez (@1992AngelM) November 8, 2017
Another posted
a photo saying, “Guess who I ran into at jury duty?!? Unbelievable!”
Guess who I ran into at jury duty?!?
Unbelievable! #Obama #Chicago #DaleyCenter #MissHimSoMuch pic.twitter.com/8dG5MoPFDG— ACoyGirl 🎧✌🏼 (@Acoygirl) November 8, 2017
One juror who seemed to have a heads up that Obama would be heading
to court for his civil duty came prepared with a copy of his book — and Mr. O
signed it with enthusiasm!
What happens when you have jury duty w/ former President Obama! He shook every hand in that jury pool room. This video was captured by Thomas Pearson who said he was going to ditch jury duty today. pic.twitter.com/5AL6baUl6e
— Brandi Hitt (@ABC7Brandi) November 8, 2017
See, even
former Presidents are just like us! They have to report for jury duty too.
— Kevin Zelman
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