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

[BumRushDaShow]

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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LOL

[Native]

1. Loving this.

[sheshe2]

2. What's to like?!

Nothing. Nada. Zilch!

[MLWR]

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

Another one with exactly NO redeeming qualities.

[Polybius]

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

Other than that though,

[mysteryowl]

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

[evolves]

11. Looks like Kurt Cobain

n/t

[BidenRocks]

12. That's the late great

Kurt Cobain.

[mysteryowl]

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

[Polybius]

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

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

[Polybius]

16. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana

My favorite group.

[mysteryowl]

18. Yep, I looked him up.

[underpants]

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

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]

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

[mdbl]

7. So they found 9 people who love him?

Hard to fathom.

[cloudbase]

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

That was $44 billion.

[CaptainTruth]

9. I noticed that too!

[charliea]

13. One edit for the OP

44 billion not million, it's a significant difference

[BumRushDaShow]

20. This was the Independent (UK media)

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

[markodochartaigh]

15. Word for the day

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

[SWBTATTReg]

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

[BumRushDaShow]

21. It was $44 billion

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.