Judge Juan Merchan says that the potential juror's social media post about the travel ban being unlawful was acceptable, but it also contained the language "lock him up."
"This is a person who expressed ... a desire that Donald Trump be locked up," Merchan says, even though he notes that it was a few years ago.
Merchan read the post: "Goodness !! Trump lost his court battle on his unlawful travel ban!!"
"If it ended there, I wouldn’t really have a major problem with it," the judge said. "Then it continues 'get him out' and 'lock him up.'"
Merchan said "everyone knows" there's a potential jail sentence for Trump if he's convicted, so he could be "locked up."