The only thing he’s done with reliable consistency in all these trials is behave like a guilty person.
QanonQuinoa on
No more warnings, hold him in contempt.
trailhikingArk on
He also essentially confessed to fraud during the same rant. Unless the corrupt SCOTUS bails him out he is fked.
FilthyChangeup55 on
Imagine being bamboozled by such a blatant and mediocre conman
BlotchComics on
lol… he wants unlimited “strikes” so they can object to every juror without cause and delay the actual trial indefinitely.
ranchoparksteve on
Trump’s problem is that the main jury is over half selected, looks to be a fair group, and his lawyers only have four challenges left. There’s nothing for Trump to feel good about.
kingofcross-roads on
Of course he is, this is the same guy who lied about the results of a presidential election. Unless the jury shows up wearing MAGA hats and gold sneakers, he’ll scream bias. Now personally I wouldn’t trust Trump to tell me that it’s cold in the north pole, but his followers will believe whatever he says no matter how carefully the courts treat this case.
Fine-Benefit8156 on
Just lock him up for contempt.
MinimumSet72 on
Central Park 5 is loving this
12345Hamburger on
What Trump said:
>I thought STRIKES were supposed to be “unlimited” when we were picking our jury? I was then told we only had 10, not nearly enough when we were purposely given the 2nd Worst Venue in the Country. Don’t worry, we have the First Worst also, as the Witch Hunt continues! ELECTION INTERFERENCE!
No one gets unlimited strikes. For the crimes Trump is accused of, his lawyers get 10 strikes. That’s the law no matter who you are.
joshtalife on
This is why he loves the uneducated. Because they’re the only people who lap this up.
brain_overclocked on
>Donald Trump is getting fans riled up in his defense by pushing a false narrative about how jury selection works in criminal cases.
>On Wednesday, April 17, the former president posted on Truth Social that his legal team was not afforded the proper number of strikes to find an impartial jury, suggesting that if his Manhattan criminal trial were fair, the defense would be allowed to send an unlimited number of potential jurors home.
>”I thought STRIKES were supposed to be ‘unlimited’ when we were picking our jury?” he wrote. “I was then told we only had 10, not nearly enough when we were purposely given the 2nd Worst Venue in the Country. Don’t worry, we have the First Worst also, as the Witch Hunt continues! ELECTION INTERFERENCE!”
>New York Judge Juan Merchan has recognized the peculiar circumstances surrounding Trump’s trial, admitting that jury selection will require careful vetting and take longer than usual. **But even in the highest-profile trials, no defense counsel — or prosecutor — has been granted an unrestricted say in who gets on the jury.**
Emphasis mine.
Flat-Activity1124 on
What’s interesting is that if someone is ignorant about a process and that process works not in their favor… they 100% believe it’s a conspiracy.
That’s the Republican mindset.
Roakana on
Cement? What kinda headline is that. He has been mewling about witch hun since 2016 and it doesn’t stick with anyone outside the zealots. Get a goddamn spine and stop feeding his bullshit narrative.
Theguywhostoleyour on
We all know his supporters are going to buy right into this… I just wonder if there is anything he could say that would make them clue in. Anything at all.
This always turns me to “Don’t Look Up” where the people just don’t look at the sky cause they’re told to.
Compliance-Manager on
I love how every whine of his ends with “ELECTION INTERFERENCE!”
Even the rubes who love him have to be getting tired of it.
Gym-for-ants on
With the amount of time Trump has spent in court over his lifetime (4,000+ lawsuits since 1991), you’d think he would have a decent understanding of the 10 strikes per side rule in *any* jury selection but expecting Trump to understand anything is a stretch 🤷🏿♀️
Imacatdoincatstuff on
We need to put this genius in charge of everything including the Judiciary. He’s just so superior! /s
Aretirednurse on
He opens his mouth and lies.
_age_of_adz_ on
Being blatantly wrong and uninformed about the law is not the flex Trump thinks it is.
wengelite on
“I thought …”, well there’s your problem.
NoNoise6459 on
Every little noise from trump during selection is jury selection inteference.
Very similar to trump saying election inteference without realizing he is in fact inteferering in his own election campaign
NYPizzaNoChar on
> Donald Trump Spreads Misinformation
So, it’s a day ending in “y”, then.
The_bruce42 on
How would he know? He was sleeping.
orcinyadders on
Listen. Trump can say whatever he wants and his base will parrot the lines. From “are you better off today than four years ago” which was during Covid and we were all locked in our fucking houses and fighting for toilet paper, to “democrats execute babies after birth” – a lie so stupid that when I told a friend he asked me if I was sure it wasn’t AI. There is no stupid thing they won’t believe and repeat like automatons. The concept of unlimited strikes is just another maliciously stupid lie in a Niagara Falls of vacuous horse shit.
Pizzasaurus-Rex on
I have this weird feeling that his supporters will target members of the jury and their loved ones with death threats.
starsky1984 on
Watch this and the quote by the dumb as fuck juror number 4 lawyer who was “fascinated” by Trump. He clear as day is fucking enamoured with him and I strongly suspect will not vote to convict him, I am very very pessimistic about the outcome of the verdict in this case: https://youtu.be/BUlAzBMjiPc?si=rLnuAg3zqR55QXNS
zackflavored on
Is there any chance because of Donald Trump‘s actions the judge can say OK we need this to be televised because now people are spreading misinformation information?
Edit: that would be such a lovely way to show DJt, actions have consequences
sonofabutch on
“Spreads misinformation”? Why is it so hard for headline writers to say “lies”?
BrofessorFarnsworth on
Accordion Hands needs to shut the fuck up.
chubs66 on
Trump’s idea of justice is basically Aileen Cannon and Bill Barr — I appoint the person deciding my cases and they use their power to get me out of legal trouble. Anything less than that and he cries about some kind of weaponized injustice witch hunt. I hope Judge Merchan locks him up next time he crosses the gag order boundary.
Accomplished_Note_81 on
Donald Trump Spreads ~~Mi~~ **s** ~~information About~~ **Hi** ~~s Jury Selec~~ **t** ~~ion Process to Cement ‘Witch Hunt’ Narrative~~
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Fine. He’s a witch, too.
The only thing he’s done with reliable consistency in all these trials is behave like a guilty person.
No more warnings, hold him in contempt.
He also essentially confessed to fraud during the same rant. Unless the corrupt SCOTUS bails him out he is fked.
Imagine being bamboozled by such a blatant and mediocre conman
lol… he wants unlimited “strikes” so they can object to every juror without cause and delay the actual trial indefinitely.
Trump’s problem is that the main jury is over half selected, looks to be a fair group, and his lawyers only have four challenges left. There’s nothing for Trump to feel good about.
Of course he is, this is the same guy who lied about the results of a presidential election. Unless the jury shows up wearing MAGA hats and gold sneakers, he’ll scream bias. Now personally I wouldn’t trust Trump to tell me that it’s cold in the north pole, but his followers will believe whatever he says no matter how carefully the courts treat this case.
Just lock him up for contempt.
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What Trump said:
>I thought STRIKES were supposed to be “unlimited” when we were picking our jury? I was then told we only had 10, not nearly enough when we were purposely given the 2nd Worst Venue in the Country. Don’t worry, we have the First Worst also, as the Witch Hunt continues! ELECTION INTERFERENCE!
No one gets unlimited strikes. For the crimes Trump is accused of, his lawyers get 10 strikes. That’s the law no matter who you are.
This is why he loves the uneducated. Because they’re the only people who lap this up.
>Donald Trump is getting fans riled up in his defense by pushing a false narrative about how jury selection works in criminal cases.
>On Wednesday, April 17, the former president posted on Truth Social that his legal team was not afforded the proper number of strikes to find an impartial jury, suggesting that if his Manhattan criminal trial were fair, the defense would be allowed to send an unlimited number of potential jurors home.
>”I thought STRIKES were supposed to be ‘unlimited’ when we were picking our jury?” he wrote. “I was then told we only had 10, not nearly enough when we were purposely given the 2nd Worst Venue in the Country. Don’t worry, we have the First Worst also, as the Witch Hunt continues! ELECTION INTERFERENCE!”
>New York Judge Juan Merchan has recognized the peculiar circumstances surrounding Trump’s trial, admitting that jury selection will require careful vetting and take longer than usual. **But even in the highest-profile trials, no defense counsel — or prosecutor — has been granted an unrestricted say in who gets on the jury.**
Emphasis mine.
What’s interesting is that if someone is ignorant about a process and that process works not in their favor… they 100% believe it’s a conspiracy.
That’s the Republican mindset.
Cement? What kinda headline is that. He has been mewling about witch hun since 2016 and it doesn’t stick with anyone outside the zealots. Get a goddamn spine and stop feeding his bullshit narrative.
We all know his supporters are going to buy right into this… I just wonder if there is anything he could say that would make them clue in. Anything at all.
This always turns me to “Don’t Look Up” where the people just don’t look at the sky cause they’re told to.
I love how every whine of his ends with “ELECTION INTERFERENCE!”
Even the rubes who love him have to be getting tired of it.
With the amount of time Trump has spent in court over his lifetime (4,000+ lawsuits since 1991), you’d think he would have a decent understanding of the 10 strikes per side rule in *any* jury selection but expecting Trump to understand anything is a stretch 🤷🏿♀️
We need to put this genius in charge of everything including the Judiciary. He’s just so superior! /s
He opens his mouth and lies.
Being blatantly wrong and uninformed about the law is not the flex Trump thinks it is.
“I thought …”, well there’s your problem.
Every little noise from trump during selection is jury selection inteference.
Very similar to trump saying election inteference without realizing he is in fact inteferering in his own election campaign
> Donald Trump Spreads Misinformation
So, it’s a day ending in “y”, then.
How would he know? He was sleeping.
Listen. Trump can say whatever he wants and his base will parrot the lines. From “are you better off today than four years ago” which was during Covid and we were all locked in our fucking houses and fighting for toilet paper, to “democrats execute babies after birth” – a lie so stupid that when I told a friend he asked me if I was sure it wasn’t AI. There is no stupid thing they won’t believe and repeat like automatons. The concept of unlimited strikes is just another maliciously stupid lie in a Niagara Falls of vacuous horse shit.
I have this weird feeling that his supporters will target members of the jury and their loved ones with death threats.
Watch this and the quote by the dumb as fuck juror number 4 lawyer who was “fascinated” by Trump. He clear as day is fucking enamoured with him and I strongly suspect will not vote to convict him, I am very very pessimistic about the outcome of the verdict in this case:
https://youtu.be/BUlAzBMjiPc?si=rLnuAg3zqR55QXNS
Is there any chance because of Donald Trump‘s actions the judge can say OK we need this to be televised because now people are spreading misinformation information?
Edit: that would be such a lovely way to show DJt, actions have consequences
“Spreads misinformation”? Why is it so hard for headline writers to say “lies”?
Accordion Hands needs to shut the fuck up.
Trump’s idea of justice is basically Aileen Cannon and Bill Barr — I appoint the person deciding my cases and they use their power to get me out of legal trouble. Anything less than that and he cries about some kind of weaponized injustice witch hunt. I hope Judge Merchan locks him up next time he crosses the gag order boundary.
Donald Trump Spreads ~~Mi~~ **s** ~~information About~~ **Hi** ~~s Jury Selec~~ **t** ~~ion Process to Cement ‘Witch Hunt’ Narrative~~