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Here Are The Best Moments From The Jury Selection For CNN’s Defamation Trial
The Federalist ^ | January 6, 2025 | Brianna Lyman

Posted on 01/07/2025 1:41:49 PM PST by Twotone

Jury selection concluded on Monday in a Florida courthouse in the defamation trial against CNN.

Here are the best moments from the selection of prospective jurors:

Prospective Juror 1 Dislikes the Media

Juror 1 told the Bay County Circuit Court he could not be impartial because he dislikes the media, “especially CNN,” according to Media Research Center Associate Editor Nicholas Fondacaro and Fox News’ Brian Flood.

Juror 1 later doubled down on his “dislike” for the media, saying CNN is “fake news.” At least six other prospective jurors expressed the belief that CNN “creates fake news.”

Prospective Juror 4 Avoids CNN

Juror 4 said that “they intentionally avoid[] CNN” before saying, according to Fondacaro’s reporting, that CNN is “just as bad as every other media outlet.”

Prospective Juror 23 Calls Out ‘Victim’ Minded Media

Juror 23 said he was unable to be impartial because he believes “media outlets think they can say whatever they want” and “pretend to be the victim when they’re called on it,” according to Fondacaro. The juror reportedly added that “almost everything I see on [CNN] … I see it a different way.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; cnn; defamationsuit; florieda
The results of this trial should be highly interesting.
1 posted on 01/07/2025 1:41:49 PM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

I can be just as fair to CNN as CNN was to J6 protestors.


2 posted on 01/07/2025 1:50:30 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Twotone

So looking forward to everyone at the commie news network losing their jobs.


3 posted on 01/07/2025 1:53:20 PM PST by Fungi
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To: Twotone

hopefully, the selected jurors simply lied ...


4 posted on 01/07/2025 1:53:53 PM PST by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: catnipman

“hopefully, the selected jurors simply lied ...”

💯 👍


5 posted on 01/07/2025 2:15:59 PM PST by chuckb87
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To: Twotone

CNN is not off to an auspicious start. :-)


6 posted on 01/07/2025 2:30:39 PM PST by Qiviut (The mountains are calling & I must go ..... John Muir )
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To: Twotone
Trump's work on The Gaslight Media has not been in vain.

I wrote in December 2015:

"Us '97ers know ALL about the Media. We hate them with a searing, white-hot hate. ANYTHING that will destroy them, we're for."

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3376335/posts?page=216#216

7 posted on 01/07/2025 2:37:12 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: Twotone

It’s what happens when the defendants are guilty of brain-washing their “peers .”


8 posted on 01/07/2025 2:39:40 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: AndyJackson

Which wasn’t very fair at all.


9 posted on 01/07/2025 2:40:18 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: AndyJackson

If CNN is free to lie to me then I am free to lie about whether I could be impartial.


They are guilty.

What was the charge again?

Judge—can we increase the damages above the amount requested by the plaintiff?

How much in damages would be required to put these creeps and their parent corporation out of business permanently?

Lol.


10 posted on 01/07/2025 2:42:06 PM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: Twotone

If CNN is not guilty they don’t have anything to fear from me. Where did CNN put that check book?


11 posted on 01/07/2025 3:45:30 PM PST by jimpick
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To: jimpick

Bleed ‘em dry.
Retribution for all the lies they have told over the years.
I hope there are a lot of others who will bring defamation suits.


12 posted on 01/07/2025 4:47:29 PM PST by TStro (Come and take it!)
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To: Twotone

Not sure how the case ended up in Florida; that does not bode well for CNN.

CNN will get a fair trial. Again, that does not bode well for them.


13 posted on 01/07/2025 5:18:21 PM PST by jeffersondem
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To: Twotone

I live in Bay county and I guarantee you it’s very interesting.


14 posted on 01/07/2025 5:34:13 PM PST by enduserindy
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To: jeffersondem

CNN broadcasts in all 50 states, so Young was defamed in all of them, so he has the right to choose any U.S. District he wants.

He may also live within the District in which he filed.


15 posted on 01/07/2025 7:04:59 PM PST by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: jeffersondem

CNN broadcasts in all 50 states, so Young was defamed in all of them, so he has the right to choose any U.S. District he wants.

He may also live within the District in which he filed.


16 posted on 01/07/2025 7:06:53 PM PST by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: Twotone

Bay County FL is in the panhandle, Panama City to be exact. It’s a very conservative area with lots of veterans. It’s not where CNN would like this trial to be held.


17 posted on 01/07/2025 8:35:50 PM PST by GaryCrow
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To: kiryandil

However much you hate the legacy media it’s not enough.

L


18 posted on 01/07/2025 9:41:22 PM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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