What is your general impression or opinion of Emily Kohrs, the jury forewoman?

[kentuck]

Now that we have had a couple of days to analyze and assimilate the information that she gave to the media?

By what standard do we judge her?

Do we judge her by the standards of the talking heads of the media networks?

Do we judge her by the criticisms from Trump and his defense team?

Or do we judge her as a normal person that was put into a very important and historic position as the jury forewoman?

At first, she may have seemed "unserious" or a little ditzy. Her laughter may have seemed inappropriate. She did not have a personality that fit the round pegs of television.

However, in my opinion, there has been too much secrecy and caution around the Trump role in the insurrection and the crimes of Mar-a-Lago. In a way, it was refreshing to see someone speak out on the matter , in a way that was not illegal, but did not adhere to the rules of the media or the Trump apologists.

She has been a barometer for Fani Willis, the Fulton County DA, who must decide whether or not to take the "recommendations" to a new Grand Jury. The reaction to Emily Kohrs has not been enough to dissuade her to not pursue the case any further. I think it is just a matter of days until the Grand Jury hands down indictments on several people involved in the election interference case.

[Blue_Adept]

1. Why are we bothering to judge her at all?

[gab13by13]

10. Perfect response.

[Baitball Blogger]

14. Yup.

[BlackSkimmer]

19. This.

As if anyone cares what we think lol.

[Deuce]

27. I agree...

[kentuck]

33. No one on DU would ever judge anyone.

[pwb]

2. She seems nice.

IMO.

[delisen]

3. Great post nt

[Ocelot II]

4. Why do we care?

She's a young woman who got a bit full of herself, but as the judge explained, she didn't violate any rules of the GA special grand jury, and nothing she said should have been a surprise to anyone and won't affect who will or won't be indicted. Let's just drop it, OK?

[kentuck]

7. I think she is playing a very important role in the process.

She cracked open the door just a little bit into what happened in the Special Grand Jury. I disagree with those that say she hurt the prosecution's case. I think she has made it easier for Fani Willis to send it to the Grand Jury. I think the next Grand Jury will look only at the facts. and will not be fearful to make a decision.

[Comfortably_Numb]

5. I cringed at her general demeanor, mainly the drumph/Giuliani fan girl bullshit.

[IcyPeas]

35. Agree

Her demeanor didn't really bother me. But when she got all giddy over rudy guiliani that was disturbing.

Also Lawrence O'Donnell mentioned she didn't even vote in 2016 or 2020. So I questioned how tuned in she was to ... current affairs.

Maybe that doesn't matter

[Comfortably_Numb]

43. Your reply made me reconsider. As you say, maybe she thought of old Rudy rather than treason Rudy.

So it would matter when she got Rudy giddy.

[Bucky]

51. You gotta wonder how someone this flighty got on a Grand Jury

This isn't a petit jury-of-your-peers. A grand jury supposed to be made up of citizens of the community, not a giggle box

Frankly, I'm concerned that any Grand Jury forewoman is discussing the particulars of a case on tv before formal charges are leveled. I certainly hope her chattiness isn't going to get the trial sent to a different venue do to "prejudicing the jury pool." That's absolutely what Trump's legal team will start arguing

[LiberalFighter]

6. What she demonstrated was not being biased.

She had a thing for Rudy. Weird. She had a thing for the Georgia SOS. Not as weird.

Even though she appears weird she took the responsibility of being a jury member seriously. Has some maturity.

[inthewind21]

26. What does

"She had a thing for" even mean?

[Srkdqltr]

8. She didn't really give anything real away. She isn't a TV personality.

She acted a little self conscious but was ok.

[themaguffin]

9. My impression is still that I don't want to see her or anyone from the jury on tv at this point.

I get that she has the right to do it and I live in GA, I know that it's legal, but I don't think that it helps.

[Hekate]

11. I think my biggest concern for her is that her completely apolitical bubble kept her from seeing...

…Trump’s utter cruelty toward people he perceives as either opposing him or simply not doing what he wants — his drive to single out little people and publicly crush them. This is what he did with the two poll workers, mother and daughter. He wrecked their lives and called out the mob on them, and the mob went to their houses and threatened to “arrest” them. He kept calling them out by name at rallies and on tv, over and over and over, and they could have been lynched.

So, Emily is not doing anything illegal or immoral — but I do fear she has unwittingly put herself in harm’s way.

[BlackSkimmer]

20. Have you read what people here said about her?

Cruelty?

Have you read the threads about her here?

[Hekate]

23. Not so much. Are DUers being cruel? If so, does anyone here have the power and reach of Trump?

I’m not entirely sure what sparked your question — because I tired rather quickly of the conversation on the first day. I initially thought, and said, that it was time for her to go home and chill out. I thought what other people were saying was tedious.

I tossed in my opinion today as a counter-narrative to what I scanned in this thread. I think she’s a naif who could end up really hurt by Trump, who has a track record in these matters.

That’s all, really.

[BlackSkimmer]

28. "DUers being cruel"? Oh, surely you jest.

Most threads here about her can be found the very first day she spoke up to NBC.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

12. I wish she kept her big yap shut!

[TheBlackAdder]

13. Her body movements, expressions and inflections don't present well on camera.

[panader0]

16. Her facial expressions were interesting I thought. But, no harm, no foul.

[PufPuf23]

54. In a worse case, that is the reason why she was put on camera.

I don't think her appearances helped but may have distracted (like here at DU).

[Kennah]

15. Giddy for GOOPers

[CousinIT]

17. She didn't do anything wrong or illegal. But that doesn't mean she should have.

She didn't help matters and gave the Orange Slob something to sic his lawyers on to delay things. It won't work of course but we could have done without her tossing him that.

Other than that...I don't really care - as it won't affect the outcome one way or another in the end. I just think her appearance / speaking on the matter was ill-advised, even if legal and not rule-breaking.

In her defense. we all do stupid stuff that - while not illegal or breaking any rules - is just - dumb. This is IMO one of them. She could have been me or any of us though. These are the kind of people who serve on GJs. My relatives have done it (scarier than Ms. Kohrs doing it since they're MAGAts).

[GGoss]

18. If It Weren't For The Fact That Our Side Of The Aisle Is Absolutely DYING, CRAVING,

DEMANDING some sort of justice and retribution for that last 6 or 7 (20 - 40) years, I don't think she would be a big deal at all.

It's really hard to hold your breath for multiple years.

I had to learn to relax after all the mishegoss of the GWBush years.

Gore having the Presidency stolen was not an easy pill to swallow, and we ALL wanted to see this:



But I soon realized that it was ME that was gonna have the coronary if I didn't take a chill pill or two.

So I try to be zen about things these days...

I always liked President Bartlett's admonition after each crisis or task, "What's next ?"

I'm trying to live a bit that way these days.

The girl was asked to do what they call a "heavy lift". I think she did her service just fine, and I thank her.

If it's a jury of one's peers, well... I ain't gonna be on this here mortal coil much longer, so I gladly turn the reigns over to the young. When I look back at old photos and yearbooks of mine, we thought we knew it all too.

[Paladin]

21. She's doing trump WAY too many favors.

She needs to confine herself to Grand Jury duties right now, and leave the wide-eyed media tour until sometime later.

[dpibel]

44. What grand jury duties?

The special GJ is done.

So what are these duties you think she should confine her lil' self to?

[Raven]

22. I felt sorry for her. She did not appear very sophisocated to me and I

wished that someone had taken her aside and warned her not to do interviews. I do think she was intelligent and was able to avoid crossing the line and divulging more than she was allowed to by the Court. She went right into the buzz saw of Trumpian politics, which is too bad because now she is free game for all the nuts out there.

[Jilly_in_VA]

24. Bubblehead

Kind of vacant. How did she get to be foreperson?

[hamsterjill]

53. That was my thought.

Typically the foreperson is chosen because they have leadership qualities, etc. If SHE was the best candidate, that makes me concerned about who the other members were.

[inthewind21]

25. Why

Do we need to judge her at all? It that really our place?

[fightforfreedom]

29. She knew exactly what she was doing. Never judge a book by its cover.

While serving in the Army I met a guy from the mountains of West Virginia. Moonshine country. He was friendly and he had the slowest southern drawl I have ever heard in my life. It made you think he was stupid. After I got to know him I learned he had an IQ that was off the charts.

[LonePirate]

30. Either we support the First Amendment or we don't.

If she wanted to speak publicly, that’s her right, especially if she was told it was acceptable.

[kimbutgar]

31. She comes off as a doofus and shouldn't never be on a jury again.

[dpibel]

45. You sure that's how you want to say that?

[Lettuce Be]

32. She proves you can be a repug "fan girl" and still be a good jurist

She seemed giddy at meeting Giuliani (egads) yet her admiration did not cloud her judgment. I think this is a net positive.

Any upcoming trials involving any of the members of congress, ex-vice presidents, etc. will have a jury composed of some that like them and some that do not. A reasoned person can separate their personal feelings or beliefs to render a verdict when given the facts.

I have seen almost none of her interviews, only caught a bit where she stated how much she admired Giuliani and then I turned the channel.

[Meowmee]

34. I think these interviews

Should NEVER have happened. It is unbelievable that it is even allowed but this is an INSANE country overall and it is getting worse by the minute. Who knows what her motivations are. She is crazy imo. I and others have every right to judge what she did, and her crazy behavior etc.

[kentuck]

36. I guess I am in the minority on these interviews?

I think she has forced them to move off the dime. If Trump and his lawyers choose to try to quash the indictments, that will only focus attention on their crimes even more. I think she maybe has out-smarted Trump and his lawyers? Where would we be is she had said nothing? In my opinion, she got the ball rolling and that is not a bad thing.

[Meowmee]

37. Forced who to move off the dime?

I am not sure what you mean by that. Anything like this makes matters worse imo but especially with someone like her. She is also a RG and LG FAN from what she said. I feel ill thinking about this. I have stopped watching most news because I can’t stand this bs anymore and the insanity. Please wake me up if anything resembling justice/ accountability, and a return to sanity ever happens.

[kentuck]

38. Obviously she did not listen to Rudy if he said the election was stolen.

She voted with everyone else, unanimously, that there was no fraud in the Georgia election.

She has already gotten a conversation started, even from Trump's attorneys, and I think this will make it easier for Fani Willis to move forward. The world did not end with her comments. And neither will the case against the criminals.

I do not see it as that much of a negative. In the end, the "real" Grand Jury will follow the evidence, just as the Special Grand Jury has done, I hope.

[Meowmee]

39. So she says

I don’t believe a word she says actually, and I don’t trust her a bit. Even if it doesn’t do any damage to this process it’s still a terrible thing, it should never have happened.

[kentuck]

40. Do you believe she was serious with her comments about Rudy and Lindsey?

Maybe she was playing them also?

She did say she wanted to see "something done".

[Meowmee]

42. I only saw snippets of what she said

Because she is not credible imo due to her behavior and it made me ill. I have no clue if anything she said is true, some of it may be. She is not someone who inspires confidence, and imo not someone who should be on a jury etc. imo she turned this whole process into even more of a joke along with the media.. this is not funny obviously.

[dpibel]

46. Judging based on snippets?

Don't you think a diagnosis of crazy should be based on all the available evidence? In post 42 you say you've watched no more than snippets. I think you could be conclusion jumping.

[Meowmee]

47. I watched all of what was shown on two evening shows

They didn't show the entire interview as far as I am aware. It was more than enough for me- yemv. It was so sickening to see I could barely watch. I have no plans to waste more of my time on that loon.

And again as I said imo if this were a normal country interviews such as this one would not be allowed at all whether the person is crazy, has ulterior motives and so on, or not.

[dpibel]

48. So you think the judge is crazy, also?

Because he seems to have been just fine with the grand jurors talking if they wanted to, within the limits he defined.

What is it in particular that makes this an "interview[] such as this one"? That is to say, what is so abhorrent to you that you believe it would happen in no sane country?

[Meowmee]

49. I think I have made it clear how I feel about this

Please reread my posts. If you think otherwise that is fine

[edisdead]

50. The interview shpuld not be allowed?

Do we have 1A rights or not?

She didn’t break any laws, did nothing wrong rules wise according to the judge but you think she should be allowed to do an interview because…. Reasons?

[Kaleva]

41. I hope she has a happy life . Like I hope for most people.

That's about it

[Raine]

52. Giggling, giddy tweener girl was how she appeared to me. nt

[H2O Man]

55. Recommended.

Very high. I'll even say my opinion of her is extremely high.

Being familiar with the rules governing those from an investigative grand jury in that state, and hearing that the judge had provided instructions on what can and cannot be discussed with the media, I think it is great she spoke out.

On FB, I saw friends who felt she did something wrong. But they had no idea what they were talking about. Hopefully, those who were upset can admit they were wrong. 100% wrong.