Challenges Arise in Jury Selection for Elon Musk Class Action Trial: Report
O’Leary Ventures chairman Kevin O’Leary discusses Elon Musk’s merger of xAI and SpaceX into a major technology giant worth over $1 trillion on ‘The Bottom Line.’
A federal judge in San Francisco reportedly spent over five hours on Thursday attempting to seat a jury for Elon Musk’s upcoming investor class action trial. The process revealed that many prospective jurors held strong negative opinions about the billionaire entrepreneur.
Out of a pool of 93 potential jurors, only nine were selected after extensive questioning regarding their ability to set aside personal feelings about Musk, who is known for leading X, Tesla, and SpaceX. According to Bloomberg Law, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer remarked that finding individuals without an opinion on Musk would be nearly impossible.
“He’s like the president of the United States. I could search the entire country,” Breyer stated. “As a public figure, he will excite strong views, and for him in particular, people have strong views.”
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Elon Musk speaks during a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on March 30, 2025. (Robin Legrand/AFP via Getty Images)
Nearly 40 prospective jurors were quickly dismissed after admitting they could not remain impartial. One juror expressed disagreement with “the existence of billionaires,” while another criticized Musk’s decision to fire content moderators after taking over Twitter. A third juror stated that if the case were criminal, he would feel a “moral obligation” to convict Musk. All were excused, as reported by Bloomberg Law.
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Musk’s attorney, Stephen Broome, of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, highlighted the widespread hostility among potential jurors. “We have so many people in the venire who hate him so much that we’re becoming desensitized,” Broome commented. Interestingly, not all opinions were negative; one prospective juror described Musk as a “brilliant scientist” who has contributed positively to humanity, but she too was dismissed.
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Parag Agrawal speaks onstage during the HumanX AI Conference at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on March 10, 2025. (Big Event Media/Getty Images for HumanX Conference)
By the end of the day on Thursday, jurors included a salesperson, a mechanical engineer, and a university IT worker. The trial, set to commence on March 2, revolves around investor claims that Musk violated securities law in 2022 by publicly wavering on his agreement to purchase Twitter, allegedly causing a decline in the company’s stock price during negotiations.
Musk may testify during the anticipated three-week trial, alongside former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal.
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Musk could not be reached for comment.
O’Leary Ventures chairman Kevin O’Leary discusses Elon Musk’s merger of xAI and SpaceX into a major technology giant worth over $1 trillion on ‘The Bottom Line.’
A federal judge in San Francisco reportedly spent over five hours on Thursday attempting to seat a jury for Elon Musk’s upcoming investor class action trial. The process revealed that many prospective jurors held strong negative opinions about the billionaire entrepreneur.
Out of a pool of 93 potential jurors, only nine were selected after extensive questioning regarding their ability to set aside personal feelings about Musk, who is known for leading X, Tesla, and SpaceX. According to Bloomberg Law, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer remarked that finding individuals without an opinion on Musk would be nearly impossible.
“He’s like the president of the United States. I could search the entire country,” Breyer stated. “As a public figure, he will excite strong views, and for him in particular, people have strong views.”
ELON MUSK REVEALS PRICE OF TESLA’S CYBERCAB
Elon Musk speaks during a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on March 30, 2025. (Robin Legrand/AFP via Getty Images)
Nearly 40 prospective jurors were quickly dismissed after admitting they could not remain impartial. One juror expressed disagreement with “the existence of billionaires,” while another criticized Musk’s decision to fire content moderators after taking over Twitter. A third juror stated that if the case were criminal, he would feel a “moral obligation” to convict Musk. All were excused, as reported by Bloomberg Law.
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The X logo appears on a smartphone screen in the Apple app store in this photo illustration on Feb. 19, 2026. (Thomas Fuller/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Musk’s attorney, Stephen Broome, of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, highlighted the widespread hostility among potential jurors. “We have so many people in the venire who hate him so much that we’re becoming desensitized,” Broome commented. Interestingly, not all opinions were negative; one prospective juror described Musk as a “brilliant scientist” who has contributed positively to humanity, but she too was dismissed.
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Parag Agrawal speaks onstage during the HumanX AI Conference at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on March 10, 2025. (Big Event Media/Getty Images for HumanX Conference)
By the end of the day on Thursday, jurors included a salesperson, a mechanical engineer, and a university IT worker. The trial, set to commence on March 2, revolves around investor claims that Musk violated securities law in 2022 by publicly wavering on his agreement to purchase Twitter, allegedly causing a decline in the company’s stock price during negotiations.
Musk may testify during the anticipated three-week trial, alongside former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal.
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Musk could not be reached for comment.
