Vice President Biden Reports For Jury Duty
Vice President Joe Biden showed up Monday morning at the New Castle County courthouse in Delaware to report for jury duty. As hosts Michele Norris and Melissa Block tell us, he was dismissed.
P: jury duty.
MICHELE NORRIS, Host:
The vice president reported this morning to the New Castle County courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware. He sat in the Assembly Room, along with dozens of other prospective jurors and a few Secret Service agents.
: And that was it. Biden, along with other jurors, were dismissed around noon. According to the News Journal in Wilmington, the vice president said it was an honor to be a part of the system.
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