Former President Barack Obama reported for jury duty in Chicago today, fulfilling his role as both citizen and celebrity.
Cell phone video from a fellow juror shows a relaxed Obama signing in at the Richard J. Daley Center and then shaking hands with those seated around the jury pool waiting room.
PHOTO: Former President Barack Obama inside the jury assembly room at the Daley Center in Chicago, Ill. November 8, 2017.
The former president even signed one of his books that a fellow juror had brought.
“Did you know I was coming?” Obama asked the person with a smile. “You brought a book and everything!”
Obama was briefly selected for a jury panel but was sent home after 12 p.m. when Circuit Court Judge Tim Evans dismissed the group.
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