Eric Trump reports for jury duty [View all]

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... says ‘it depends’ when asked if relative has been accused of a crime.

Eric Trump could soon be involved in a criminal case — as a juror.

The president’s son reported for jury duty in lower Manhattan Thursday morning with a detail of at least three Secret Service agents in gray suits. He was spotted in a jury assembly room at 111 Centre St., a building that houses New York state criminal and civil courts, before being sworn in for a weapon possession case in front of Justice Althea Drysdale.

Trump, 35, dressed in a navy blue suit with a white shirt open at the collar, quietly worked on his phone without being recognized by fellow potential jurors. A man near Trump snored loudly after nodding off to sleep.

There was an awkward moment during initial screening questions by the judge. Trump said he lives in Midtown and does “real estate” for a living. Then he was asked if any friends or relatives have been accused of a crime. He paused before answering: “Depends on who the accuser is. Not formally."

In the end, Trump was not picked to serve on that jury.

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