"Never saw a glimmer of a smile": Trump complains about the jury as he tries to lift his gag order

[Judi Lynn]

Trump's supporters online have been trying to dox members of the jury

By NICHOLAS LIU
PUBLISHED JUNE 5, 2024 10:05AM (EDT)



Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 29, 2024. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)


Donald Trump, now a convicted felon awaiting sentencing in his New York trial, is claiming that the jury not smiling at him is proof that the trial was a rigged and biased affair, The Daily Beast reports.

“You heard me say long before the verdict that Mother Teresa couldn’t get a fair trial here. I said that, and no, you couldn’t. I never saw a glimmer of a smile from the jury. No, this was a venue that was very unfair,” Trump complained to Greg Kelly, a host on the right-wing cable channel Newsmax. “It’s a tiny fraction of the people [who] are Republicans, and it’s very unfair. And then we had a judge who was very unfair."

Trump is barred, under a gag order, from going after jurors, witnesses, court staff and Judge Juan Merchan's family due to concerns over their safety. But he has already violated the order 10 times and sent clear signals to surrogates and supporters, who are not only expressing Trump's thoughts on his behalf but also trying to dox and threaten the 12 New Yorkers who voted to convict him. NBC reported that Advance Democracy, a public interest nonprofit, found potential juror addresses posted on a far-right pro-Trump forum, in addition to violent threats against Judge Merchan and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

“We need to identify each juror. Then make them miserable. Maybe even suicidal,” wrote one user. “1,000,000 men (armed) need to go to washington and hang everyone. That’s the only solution,” wrote another user.

More:
https://www.salon.com/2024/06/05/never-saw-a-glimmer-of-a-smile-complains-about-the-jury-as-he-tries-to-lift-his-gag-order/

[Irish_Dem]

1. He's running out of lies and gaslighting material.

He is scraping the bottom of the barrel.

[walkingman]

2. No one smiled at you because you are a disgusting human being.

[niyad]

3. rictus grin?

[RockRaven]

4. Okay, y'all gotta promise if you ever make it onto a Trump jury you will

give him the biggest shit-eating grin every single day. Just to fuck with him.

[Deep State Witch]

5. They're Not Supposed To Smile

Or give any appearance of partiality. It's part of the instructions for the jury.

[Dulcinea]

6. These users aren't the brightest bulbs on the tree.

“We need to identify each juror. Then make them miserable. Maybe even suicidal,” wrote one user. “1,000,000 men (armed) need to go to Washington and hang everyone. That’s the only solution,” wrote another user.

These losers can expect a visit from the authorities.