Judge struggles to seat jury in Elon Musk investor trial amid ‘hate’ for tech billionaire: report

A federal judge in San Francisco reportedly spent more than five hours Thursday trying to seat a jury in Elon Musk’s upcoming investor class action trial, as prospective jurors acknowledged strong negative views toward the billionaire entrepreneur.

From a pool of 93, only nine jurors were selected after extensive questioning about whether they could put aside personal opinions about Musk, according to Bloomberg Law.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said finding people with no opinion about Musk ...