Juror logic: From the Musk voir dire
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JUDGE BREYER: Okay. Thank you very much. Juror 96, I think that you also have strong views. Could you set them aside?
JUROR 96: I believe that in a criminal trial, I would feel morally obligated to convict. However, in a civil trial, I feel I can set those views aside.
JUDGE BREYER: That's interesting.
JUROR 96: I'm happy to expand.
JUDGE BREYER: Sure.
JUROR 96: I believe it would be to the benefit of the human race were Mr. Musk to be sent to prison. However, I don't believe a loss of several hundreds of millions of dollars in a civil trial would be even a drop in the bucket to his wealth, so it doesn't really matter. Therefore, I would be able to consider the facts.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE/MAY 2026