Donald Trump trial LIVE: Protests could erupt 'across the country' if ex-president is jailed for violating the gag order

Trump aide Margo Martin posted a video of the former President departing Trump Tower to head to the New York court.

Donald Trump landing in jail for violating the gag order in the Manhattan hush money trial could spark protests across the country, a CNN analyst has warned.

Mark Preston told host Jim Acosta there would be 'civil unrest' if Judge Juan Merchan decide to put the president behind bars.

The judge scheduled a hearing next week to consider if Trump violated the gag order with seven social media posts about Michael Cohen and 'undercover liberal activists' on the jury.

Trump could be held in contempt and even faces a short prison stint.

Acosta asked the panel, including Preston, what impact a Trump custodial punishment would have.

'It really does put us between this rock and a hard place,' Preston said.

'And and the rock is like, listen, he has done something that’s wrong.

'And if it was any of us sitting at this table, would we be, you know, held to a higher or was held to a higher standard? Would we have to go, you know, into that holding cell?

'I think that if he does go into this hole, if that were to happen, first of all, I think you would probably see civil unrest across the country, certainly in some cities. That’s one.

He added that the Biden campaign doesn't want to see Trump in jail because it will 'inflame' more people.

Two jurors have already been removed from the case.

On Thursday, Justice Juan Merchan dismissed one juror who said she felt intimidated after friends and relatives figured out she had been chosen for the trial.

Another was dismissed after prosecutors questioned whether he had been truthful about prior run-ins with the law.

The grandfather was arrested in the 1990s for ripping down posters with right-leaning messages.

He told the court he thought Trump was 'fascinating' when he was questioned in voir dire.

Former President Donald Trump's staffers were spotted out in New York doing a McDonald's run at lunchtime Thursday during his third day in court for the Stormy Daniels hush money trial.

An aide was caught leaving the famous fast food chain with four large bags, riding around in a vehicle marked 'Staff 2,' a sign the black van was part of Trump's motorcade.

Trump's love for McDonald's is a well-documented affair.

His go-to meal is two Big Macs, two Fillet-O-Fish and a chocolate malted milkshake - according to ex-aides Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie in their book, Let Trump Be Trump.

During a 2019 government shutdown, the then-president ordered McDonald's and other fast food - totaling around $5,500 - to feed the Clemson University football team, due to the White House kitchen not being open.

Finding an impartial jury in the trial of the century proved to be a challenge in the hush money case against Donald Trump as it dragged into day three.

It turns out that many potential jurors already have an opinion of the ex-president while others are concerned about their own safety and whether their identities would be publicly uncovered even if they do believe they can remain impartial in the case.

Day three of the Trump hush money trial started with seven jurors having been seated but two were dismissed throughout the day dropping the number down to five before more were added.

Dozens of more potential jurors filed through the courtroom in lower Manhattan as the ex-president of the United States looked on. But many were excused after saying the could not remain impartial.

By the end of the day twelve jurors had been seated. Jury selection for the alternates will continue Friday.

Judge Juan Merchan said he remains hopeful opening statements could begin Monday.