U.S. GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump left the campaign trail on Monday to report for jury duty in New York.
“The Donald” arrived in a black limousine at Manhattan Supreme Court, where he was greeted by a crowd of approximately 100 reporters and television crew members.
Trump was fined $250 in March by a state judge for failing to respond to five summonses since 2006 to serve jury duty. The fine was ultimately waived, however, and a representative of the Trump Organization said the prior notices had been sent to a wrong address.
“Any assertion that Mr. Trump doesn’t take his civic responsibilities seriously is absolutely false and only being used as an attempt to discredit his stellar reputation,” said Michael Cohen, executive vice president and special counsel to the Trump Organization in a statement. Cohen added that Trump would have complied if he had received the notices.