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groundloop

(11,519 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2024, 03:14 PM Apr 17

On trial off-day, Trump complains about jury selection process for his criminal case

Source: NBC News

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday ripped the jury selection process for his historic New York criminal trial, the day after the first seven jurors were selected out of a pool of nearly 100 people.

Posting about the hush money trial on its scheduled off-day, Trump — who has repeatedly accused the judge in the case of being biased against him — suggested incorrectly that he should be entitled to unlimited strikes of potential jurors in his criminal case.

“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," he wrote in a post on Truth Social, before decrying the criminal cases against him as "election interference" and part of a "witch hunt."

Under New York law, each side does have an unlimited number of strikes “for cause,” but the judge presiding over the case, Juan Merchan, can decide whether or not that cause is worthy of a strike.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trial-day-trump-complains-jury-selection-process-criminal-case-rcna148187

I'd be worried if 45* wasn't complaining.

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On trial off-day, Trump complains about jury selection process for his criminal case (Original Post) groundloop Apr 17 OP

I'd reconsider that "worry"... If he's not complaining then that surely means he's hlthe2b Apr 17 #1

Good point. groundloop Apr 17 #4

I didn't realize they were taking days off. I figured trump would melt down pretty quickly. captain queeg Apr 17 #2

Only (some) Wednesdays. Back tomorrow hlthe2b Apr 17 #5

No trials on Wednesdays is a standard thing with this judge. Shipwack Apr 17 #9

Would someone please shut him up! Ray Bruns Apr 17 #3

Ketchup or diarrhea----something's gonna be hitting the walls at Merd a Lardo. Comfortably_Numb Apr 17 #6

Trump is upset that it's going smoothly Prairie Gates Apr 17 #7

He might just pull out the stops and go full "weinstein" (whip it out) to make things start over and further delay. PSPS Apr 17 #8

That will get TSF a straightjacket and a seat in a cell in the building to watch, alone, the reat of the trial. Traurigkeit Apr 17 #13

Either he never talks to his lawyers, or he can't understand them, or he willfully misstates what they tell him. onenote Apr 17 #10

Piss and moan, piss and moan.... rinse and repeat. What a childish control freak. Talitha Apr 17 #11

It is 'Election Interference' NBC, no matter what your owners think Traurigkeit Apr 17 #12

Trump's really only upset because he thought that the strikes would let him shutdown the trial. cstanleytech Apr 17 #14

If you though at all you wouldn't be having a jury selection. republianmushroom Apr 17 #15

Trump complains rpannier Apr 18 #16

Is there anyone in America as whiny as this little baby? mwb970 Apr 18 #17

Gosh...he was "later told" that his team only gets 10 Bengus81 Apr 18 #18

hlthe2b

(102,310 posts)

1. I'd reconsider that "worry"... If he's not complaining then that surely means he's

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 03:18 PM

Apr 17

DEAD!

groundloop

(11,519 posts)

4. Good point.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 03:24 PM

Apr 17

captain queeg

(10,215 posts)

2. I didn't realize they were taking days off. I figured trump would melt down pretty quickly.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 03:22 PM

Apr 17

I think that would be the case if he had to be in court every day. If he gets days off, including weekends, he might last longer than I’d expect.

hlthe2b

(102,310 posts)

5. Only (some) Wednesdays. Back tomorrow

Reply to captain queeg (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 03:25 PM

Apr 17

Shipwack

(2,167 posts)

9. No trials on Wednesdays is a standard thing with this judge.

Reply to captain queeg (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 04:02 PM

Apr 17

He sets aside that day to hear mental health court. I heard he really gets involved with it, handing out praise to people trying to do the right thing to get their lives in order.

Ray Bruns

(4,101 posts)

3. Would someone please shut him up!

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 03:23 PM

Apr 17

Comfortably_Numb

(3,809 posts)

6. Ketchup or diarrhea----something's gonna be hitting the walls at Merd a Lardo.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 03:26 PM

Apr 17

Stroke out Don Snorleone….please for the love of Odin, stroke out.

Prairie Gates

(1,028 posts)

7. Trump is upset that it's going smoothly

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 03:43 PM

Apr 17

The last jury selection I was on took all day (from 10-4:30) to seat 12 and alternates from a pool of about 200. I was never called to the box so I got to see the whole thing. This was for a small drug and gun case; obviously, nobody knew the defendant.

For them to have seated 7 already in the Trump case means jury selection will possibly be completed by the end of this week, by next week at the latest. Every time a part of the process is completed Trump gets more nervous. He wanted to make jury selection into a major delay, and it's just not happening.

PSPS

(13,604 posts)

8. He might just pull out the stops and go full "weinstein" (whip it out) to make things start over and further delay.

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 03:54 PM

Apr 17

Traurigkeit

(194 posts)

13. That will get TSF a straightjacket and a seat in a cell in the building to watch, alone, the reat of the trial.

Reply to PSPS (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 07:36 PM

Apr 17

would be nice.

onenote

(42,715 posts)

10. Either he never talks to his lawyers, or he can't understand them, or he willfully misstates what they tell him.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 04:10 PM

Apr 17

Most defendants, if they had a question about the void dire process and the number of jurors that can be challenged and on what basis those challenges can be made, would ask their attorneys to explain it to them. All three possibilities -- he doesn't ask, he can't understand, or he willfully misstates seem equally likely.

Talitha

(6,601 posts)

11. Piss and moan, piss and moan.... rinse and repeat. What a childish control freak.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 05:08 PM

Apr 17

Traurigkeit

(194 posts)

12. It is 'Election Interference' NBC, no matter what your owners think

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 07:32 PM

Apr 17

Fraudulent Business Records to hide information from election cycle of 2016

cstanleytech

(26,303 posts)

14. Trump's really only upset because he thought that the strikes would let him shutdown the trial.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 07:40 PM

Apr 17

republianmushroom

(13,631 posts)

15. If you though at all you wouldn't be having a jury selection.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 08:49 PM

Apr 17

Ones actions does have consequences.

rpannier

(24,330 posts)

16. Trump complains

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 02:10 AM

Apr 18

Everyday event

mwb970

(11,364 posts)

17. Is there anyone in America as whiny as this little baby?

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:16 AM

Apr 18

Absolutely all trump does is whine and sob and complain about how unfair it is that he has to pay for his endless crimes. I have never in my life seen such a childish, worthless piece of nothing as this ahole. God, how I hope he leaves us soon.

Bengus81

(6,932 posts)

18. Gosh...he was "later told" that his team only gets 10

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 10:08 AM

Apr 18

So fire your STUPID lawyers Trump,except for the fact YOUR LYING. What does that POS want,the whole trial thrown out now??

Bwhahhahahahahaha!!!

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