In my over 20 years practicing criminal law, I have never observed a defendant refuse to stand and face the jury. Any competent lawyer would tell their client that his fate is in the jury's hands and they will watch everything he does.
But from Trump's perspective, what's to be gained by observing basic decorum? Any potential juror biased against Trump doesn't care whether or not he stands. Any potential juror in the MAGA tank isn't going to take offense and probably gets off on the idea that Trump is such a big shot that he views all the jurors as peasants.
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