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(169,886 posts) Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:02 AM Feb 21

Dozens of jurors dismissed from Elon Musk Twitter takeover trial after his own lawyer admits so many 'hate him'

Source: The Independent

Friday 20 February 2026 23:12 EST

Dozens of jurors have been dismissed from tech billionaire Elon Musk’s civil trial regarding his actions during his takeover of Twitter, now known as X, after his own lawyer admitted so many Americans “hate him.” A group of investors is suing Musk in a San Francisco federal court for allegedly making misleading statements about bot accounts on Twitter, causing its stock price to plummet. His comments were made during his drama-filled $44 million acquisition of Twitter.

Nine jurors were picked out of a pool of 93 Americans in a selection process that took more than five hours Thursday, Bloomberg Law reports. Nearly 40 prospective jurors were quickly removed after they said they would not be able to push aside their biases. Musk’s attorney, Stephen Broome, raised concerns about the ire prospective jurors had toward his client.

Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is the richest person in the world. He thrust himself into the political spotlight during his stint as the head of President Donald Trump’s federal workforce-cutting Department of Government Efficiency.

“We have so many people in the venire who hate him so much that we’re becoming desensitized,” Broome said, per Bloomberg Law. He explained that if a prospective juror said they hated the defendant in any other case, they would definitely be eliminated.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-trial-jurors-b2924817.html

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Dozens of jurors dismissed from Elon Musk Twitter takeover trial after his own lawyer admits so many 'hate him' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Feb 21 OP

Loving this. Native Feb 21 #1

What's to like?! sheshe2 Feb 21 #2

I was going to ask, "what's not to hate about him?" MLWR Feb 21 #4

He got Republicans to go electric, something that I never would have imagined even three or four years ago Polybius Feb 21 #5

Off topic, but, who is the picture in your avatar? mysteryowl Feb 21 #10

Looks like Kurt Cobain evolves Feb 21 #11

That's the late great BidenRocks Feb 21 #12

Ok, thanks I looked him up. Lead singer of Nirvana. mysteryowl Feb 21 #14

You had to look up who Kurt Cobain was? Polybius Feb 21 #17

Kurt Cobain of Nirvana Polybius Feb 21 #16

Yep, I looked him up. mysteryowl Feb 21 #18

Of course they do but it's it's a pretty easy way to get out of Jury duty underpants Feb 21 #3

Lie and if picked rule against him! He'd do/has to you without a heartbeat. Screw him. Shove one up his ...! n/t Cheezoholic Feb 21 #6

So they found 9 people who love him? mdbl Feb 21 #7

His comments were made during his drama-filled $44 million acquisition of Twitter. cloudbase Feb 21 #8

I noticed that too! CaptainTruth Feb 21 #9

One edit for the OP charliea Feb 21 #13

This was the Independent (UK media) BumRushDaShow Feb 21 #20

Word for the day markodochartaigh Feb 21 #15

$44 million? I would think the purchase was more, perhaps $44 billion? SWBTATTReg Feb 21 #19

It was $44 billion BumRushDaShow Feb 21 #21

Native

(7,360 posts)

1. Loving this.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:05 AM

Feb 21

sheshe2

(97,654 posts)

2. What's to like?!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:08 AM

Feb 21

Nothing. Nada. Zilch!

MLWR

(1,028 posts)

4. I was going to ask, "what's not to hate about him?"

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:44 AM

Feb 21

Another one with exactly NO redeeming qualities.

Polybius

(21,905 posts)

5. He got Republicans to go electric, something that I never would have imagined even three or four years ago

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:55 AM

Feb 21

Other than that though,

mysteryowl

(9,315 posts)

10. Off topic, but, who is the picture in your avatar?

Reply to Polybius (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 01:32 PM

Feb 21

evolves

(5,839 posts)

11. Looks like Kurt Cobain

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #10)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 01:39 PM

Feb 21

n/t

BidenRocks

(3,279 posts)

12. That's the late great

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #10)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 01:40 PM

Feb 21

Kurt Cobain.

mysteryowl

(9,315 posts)

14. Ok, thanks I looked him up. Lead singer of Nirvana.

Reply to BidenRocks (Reply #12)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 01:58 PM

Feb 21

Polybius

(21,905 posts)

17. You had to look up who Kurt Cobain was?

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #14)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:06 PM

Feb 21

I guess you weren't a fan of grunge in the early to mid-90's?

Polybius

(21,905 posts)

16. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #10)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:04 PM

Feb 21

My favorite group.

mysteryowl

(9,315 posts)

18. Yep, I looked him up.

Reply to Polybius (Reply #16)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:06 PM

Feb 21

underpants

(196,539 posts)

3. Of course they do but it's it's a pretty easy way to get out of Jury duty

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:27 AM

Feb 21

I’m guessing this could take a while.

Juror number 6, do you have an X account?
Yes, Elonsucks.
Thank you. Motion to dismiss juror 6.

Prospective jurors furiously join X.

Cheezoholic

(3,722 posts)

6. Lie and if picked rule against him! He'd do/has to you without a heartbeat. Screw him. Shove one up his ...! n/t

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:58 AM

Feb 21

mdbl

(8,661 posts)

7. So they found 9 people who love him?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 12:32 PM

Feb 21

Hard to fathom.

cloudbase

(6,272 posts)

8. His comments were made during his drama-filled $44 million acquisition of Twitter.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 01:17 PM

Feb 21

That was $44 billion.

CaptainTruth

(8,204 posts)

9. I noticed that too!

Reply to cloudbase (Reply #8)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 01:25 PM

Feb 21

charliea

(333 posts)

13. One edit for the OP

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 01:50 PM

Feb 21

44 billion not million, it's a significant difference

BumRushDaShow

(169,886 posts)

20. This was the Independent (UK media)

Reply to charliea (Reply #13)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 05:20 PM

Feb 21

so could have been someone still mentally using their old "thousand million" designation for "billion" and forgot to add the "thousand" in front.

markodochartaigh

(5,545 posts)

15. Word for the day

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:03 PM

Feb 21

venire
noun
ve·ni·re və-ˈnī-rē
: an entire panel from which a jury is drawn

SWBTATTReg

(26,262 posts)

19. $44 million? I would think the purchase was more, perhaps $44 billion?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:27 PM

Feb 21

BumRushDaShow

(169,886 posts)

21. It was $44 billion

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #19)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 05:24 PM

Feb 21

and had just replied to a DUer upthread about how the UKers used to use "thousand million" for "billion" and in this case, they might have been thinking that but forget the "thousand" part in front of the "million". Doing that was supposedly "officially" dropped years and years ago, but I still see it print articles every once in awhile.

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