By CNN's Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb in court
Donald Trump's team is now challenging juror No. 3.
Defense attorney Todd Blanche raised three social media posts of memes. One of the posts is a picture of Trump and Obama from 2016, with the caption: "I don’t think this is what they meant when they said orange is the new black."
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."
The judge is striking potential juror No. 2 for cause.
Trump's team found social media posts from the juror referencing Trump that say, “Get him out” and “Lock him up."
The prospective juror whose Facebook posts are in question said he can "set all the prior feelings aside" about the former president.
The potential juror being questioned now was a middle-aged man who lives in Midtown and works as a creative director.
The juror confirmed the social media account in question is his.
Trump attorney Todd Blanche asked whether he has recollection of this post. The man said he does not but it's on his account so it's his post.
Before the other juror is brought in, Judge Juan Merchan says that the question that the former president's attorney Todd Blanche posed to the jurors — "What is your opinion of Donald Trump?" — was problematic.
"That's another way of saying do you like or don’t like Donald Trump," Merchan says, noting that people could base that on the way he dresses, the way he speaks or his job as president.
Judge Juan Merchan issued a stern warning to Donald Trump for his reaction to a juror in the courtroom. But it was just that, for now — a warning — not to do it again.
The judge said earlier in court that Trump was gesturing and audibly speaking in the direction of the potential juror who was being questioned.
"I will not have any jurors intimidated in the courtroom," he said after the juror left the court.
Former President Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche is now challenging another potential juror.
Trump's team found social media posts from the juror referencing Trump that say, “Get him out” and “Lock him up."
Judge Juan Merchan denied the defense team's challenge for cause.
"Juror No. 1 is denied, who's your next?" he told Trump lawyer Todd Blanche.
Blanche responded: "Juror No. 2."
What this means: Trump's attorneys are seeking to have some potential jurors dismissed for cause — which, if successful, means they would not have to use one of their 10 strikes.
