Joshua J. Friedman

Judge Merchan is reading Trump memes reposted by prospective jurors into the record and periodically apologizing for any offense given. The latest: "Trump invites the Thai boys to the White House, and the boys request to return to their cave."

Apr 16, 2024 at 19:21 UTC

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ariel gordon @arielgordon.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:27 UTC

This is probably the first time he hasn't been shielded from mockery since the Obama speech at the WH Correspondents' Dinner. I'm sure he'll handle this with similar calm and grace.

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Matt Ferrel 🍦 @mattferrel.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 20:52 UTC

Is there any way to make this meme reading process last through the summer? Absent that, just require him to attend all court proceedings for all cases until the end of (his) time?

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Mark Elliott @thatmarkelliott.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:40 UTC

Is he reading them slowly and deliberately, in a deadpan voice? Is he pausing occasionally to look up at Trump when he gets to a good bit?

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Russ @massivruss.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 23:54 UTC

Was it required for prospective jurors to provide SM profiles? Or is it on each side to dig around?

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@gustavo64.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 20:31 UTC

Reminds me of this Veep scene. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eETu...

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The Man Who Would Be Damn Hell Ass King @weirdnoirmaster.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:37 UTC

Okay maybe this guy shouldn't be on the jury but I'd vote for him

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Lance Ellisor @ellisor.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:23 UTC

the small comfort that, at least, we have something to laugh at.

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JoyousPanther @joyouspanther.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:22 UTC

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Henry @phrozen.com
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:22 UTC

Ok, LMAO at that one

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Andy Pearlman @apearlma.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:24 UTC

This feels as if it is the Streisand Effect in action if people already didn't have a negative view on Trump in Manhattan

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@ryanolson.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 17, 2024 at 16:39 UTC

montage of memes clowning drumpf...cut to drumpf reaction face....*curb your enthusiasm music* to black screen

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SimplyPsyke🏳️‍⚧️ @simplypsyke.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 22:14 UTC

So we can now say that "Trump invites the Thai boys to the White House, and the boys request to return to their cave" is on the record

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Not Fat Mike @strkanerve.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:44 UTC

This is funny and stupid and he totally earned all the hate he gets but his lawyers see this as the strategy to move this court to Long Island.

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Mike McNasty @cemeterywind.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:32 UTC

😮

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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:39 UTC

we can't let this juror serve, their posts are a deadly weapon in the wrong hands we could lose all of lower manhattan to lulz

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:45 UTC

We now have 6 jurors sworn in for Trump's NY criminal trial! That's a third of the way there (12 jurors + 6 alternates). We also have a foreperson. He has an Irish accent, lives in Harlem, likes to do outdoorsy things, and watches both Fox News *and* MSNBC. Pool description from yesterday:

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Bryy Miller @bryymiller.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 21:10 UTC

I would literally hate to be in Trump's jury selection. It's gonna take weeks.

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sigma7 @sigma7.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 20:50 UTC

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Seen 🏳️‍🌈 @seen4.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:27 UTC

Trump’s personal Good News Printer lawyer must be working in overdrive to combat these

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Lauren McKenzie [free 🇵🇸] @themckenziest.gay
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:40 UTC

Hahahahahahahahahahs

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Peter Organisciak @organi.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 17, 2024 at 03:06 UTC

How do you find a jury for somebody so odious to the masses

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Derek @dmrma413.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:33 UTC

Holy shit lmao this is awesome

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Ilsa @solarcycle25.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 22:55 UTC

I haven’t laughed until my eyes watered in a very long time. 😭😂

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Artologica @artologica.net
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:28 UTC

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The_Turtle_Moves @theturtlemoves.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:32 UTC

Trump has to sit for 'the reading of the memes'? Worth every cent of taxpayer money that went into this investigation for that alone.

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Hyphen @jo-hyphen-ann.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 22:48 UTC

Are the people who reposted TFG-approving memes (the golden calf, angelic armor, messiah-complex but in a "good" way) also being dismissed? Or is it just impossible to find any like that in this jury pool? (The latter would make sense since That Man is, was, and always will be a schmuck in NYC.)

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Starlit_Stella @starlilstella.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:22 UTC

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. These are getting better and better.

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Dr. Wombat @aspyre.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:41 UTC

None of us would make this jury, is what I'm getting from this process.

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HudsonRiverCroc @hudsonrivercroc.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 20:11 UTC

We need a detailed account of every meme read to his face

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Ceiling Cat @ceilingcat.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 21:46 UTC

It’s a celebrity roast, without the celebrities

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Rick does Math and Stuff @mathandstuff.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 21:04 UTC

I want this process to go on for a really long time... "Sorry, your honor, we've brought in 10,000 prospective jurors and every single one has 'said mean things' about Trump on Twitter."

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Matt @mtblah.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:24 UTC

NGL, I would love to watch him reacting in realtime to a deadpan reading of all the stuff that’s out there about him

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The chicken lady @chickenlady.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:32 UTC

See? That's what I mean..

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Tim @7amkickoff.com
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:23 UTC

I would like judge Merchan to do an 8 hour session of reading anti-Trump memes like this into the record.

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Wraithtek @wraithtek.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 19:26 UTC

Crossing my fingers that this one makes it into the record. imgur.com/DPfr4ry

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Call me Umma - Outside Agitator @ummagummibear.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 20:19 UTC

Until now, I thought there was no point in posting funny Trump memes. But now I know there might be a chance to humiliate him in court, so I have revised my opinion.

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