• athos77@kbin.social
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    3 months ago

    “The fair and impartial jury cannot be selected in New York county as evidenced by the extreme difficulty in procuring a venire resulting from the significant bias against President Trump that permeates the jury pool,” they wrote.

    Pro tip: if you don’t want to be tried by a New York jury, don’t commit crimes in New York.

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    3 months ago

    Without hesitation, Trump went and plopped straight back down into his maroon leather chair

    Plopped? This just made me think about the consequences of him plopping down on a diaper that must be rather full after all day in court. That poor chair…

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      3 months ago

      Its by no means uncommon for people to nod off during court proceedings. Especially in the early stages like this, you’d be hard pressed to find any activity that’s more boring. You’re rarely engaged with, can’t get up or play on your phone, don’t understand anything that’s being discussed and are stuck in the least interesting room in the world.

      Though, you’d expect the goddamn president to be able to at least fake attentiveness. It’s not like he’s never had to sit through a boring briefing before. Fucking hell…

  • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    He would look good in a shock collar.

    Maybe rub his face against the border wall while firmly stating “NO!”

    If he starts acting up in court, just start squirting water from a spray bottle at him.