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So many people said they hate Elon Musk that half the jury pool got tossed

When a defendant is this infamous, “fair and impartial” starts to look less like a standard and more like a hope and a dream.

Jason Weisberger
Apr 29, 2026
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Finding an impartial jury for Elon Musk is proving tricky! So many potential jurors said they couldn’t set aside their opinions that nearly half the pool was dismissed before the trial even began.

Finding nine jurors who could put their opinions about Musk aside to be properly fair and impartial took over five hours.

Out of the jury …

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