[eldoradude]

Judge Samuel Feng repeatedly admonished prospective jurors not to consider the overriding political implications that made this a national story.(from a SF paper)

The judge reminded jurors how they should decide so as to send Trump a message is the translation.

[Freee-dame]

So they cannot bring up the shooter’s past convictions or his deportations, but it is ok for the judge to repeatedly bring up Trump’s comments on the shooting. I am not a lawyer, but that surely seems odd to me.

[Mr Rogers]

The Chronicle reports that District Attorney Diana Garcia shared the same sentiments, as she told the jurors, "A lot of you are angry that this has been used to promote a political agenda that you do not agree with. I'm here to tell you that that will not be a part of the case."

http://sfist.com/2017/10/17/potential_jurors_for_kate_steinle_m.php

Because reminding SF jurors that Trump would like a conviction was such a good idea!