http://www.dailywire.com/news/potential-avenatti-jurors-dismissed-after-calling-accused-lawyer-a-notorious-scumbag-liar-cheater
Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti's trial for allegedly extorting multi-billion dollar shoe company, Nike, is set to begin in New York, but attorneys are reportedly having a very difficult time finding a jury.
The jurors were given a questionnaire ahead of official voir dire in order to narrow down the potential jury pool, making actually impaneling a jury a less onerous task for both the prosecution and defense. "The questionnaire asked jurors if they have heard anything regarding Avenatti and the charges against him. It also asked if they could put whatever they've heard aside and decide the case fairly," NBC News New York reported.
The answers given by some members of the jury pool were enlightening.
The New York Post reports that potential jurors are being excused left and right for lobbing pointed insults at Stormy Daniels' former attorney, calling Avenatti a "scumbag," a "liar," and a "cheat."
"Michael Avenatti is a notorious scumbag who is willing to do anything, including lie and cheat in order to enrich himself and gain public attention," wrote one possible juror. "He should already be in prison."
"He started to believe his own hype and thought he was above the law," another wrote, according to the Post.
Another, claiming to be a fan of "Mr. Trump," said that they believed Avenatti was "opportunistic."
Both were, of course, excused. ...
Could I "put whatever I've heard aside and decide the case fairly"? ABSOLUTELY! Avenatti should be allowed to take the stand and give his final statement (no more than 5 minutes should be necessary for this purpose). After he is done bloviating for 5 minutes, Avenatti should then be immediately put on a plane to North Korea and dropped into one of Phat-Phuck-With-A-Bad-Haircut's starved dog pits. Sorry ... the flight is necessary ... no American dog would dare bite into such diseased meat ... no matter how starved it is.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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