Because No One Ever Lied About Who They Are In The Internet

Here’s the Facebook comment, the poster’s bio, and his picture. Seems totally legit 🙄😵‍💫 https://t.co/lRnpV56pnS pic.twitter.com/XoiLWGXWG6

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) June 7, 2024

Here’s a screenshot of the letter: pic.twitter.com/YzLdoXHkDP

— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) June 7, 2024

Assuming this is the same “Michael Anderson,” I don’t think that the post is real. It also looks like it was made on May 20th. Trump’s verdict didn’t come in until ten days later on May 30th.

Plus, the poster’s FB profile says: “a professional shit poster”. 🤷🏻‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/YmnVbl6omM

— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) June 7, 2024

I thought I’d just build a semi-historical semi-record.

And here’s another post by “Michael Anderson” with similar language, but not identical language. Made on a different date. This is stupidity and whoever made those posts should be investigated. https://t.co/wkDhH8038d

— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) June 7, 2024

Troll account and professional shitposter starting a hoax that will launch a thousand right-wing conspiracies and 20 minutes of every Trump speech. https://t.co/xlR402Hp2s

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) June 7, 2024

Why does a clear record matter? Because Trump will raise this on appeal to argue for reversal. Now, both sides have notice of this issue & there's an opportunity to get all of the details & facts out so that if there is nothing to this, it won't affect the appeal.

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) June 7, 2024

Yes, this will run loudly ‘round the world:

The Idiocracy will now be heard from. pic.twitter.com/KiIA0ssrk3

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) June 7, 2024

And it will matter not a bean. 🫘 

Just like the Iranian terrorist car bomber at the border with Canada who turned out to be a dude who missed the KISS concert, this hoax is bringing out all the morons. pic.twitter.com/uhQKVJ8t8g

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) June 7, 2024

It’s been less time since that event than will pass before the appellate court makes any ruling on Trump’s case. And before that there’ll be a clear record made of precisely what happened. Likely before the summer is over. Maybe even before the sentencing hearing.

The DA has a lot of investigative resources, after all.

Okay, let’s go there:

Seems Merchan would not have publicly released this information without having confirmed that the person really was a juror’s cousin and not just posting bullshit https://t.co/aErLJ6netD

— Roger Sollenberger (@SollenbergerRC) June 7, 2024

Merchan released this information precisely because he is a good jurist, and precisely because he doesn’t know whether or not this post is real. Which is why it should be investigated. 

You know, the determination to resolve factual matters best left to the courts is really as useless as the determination to leap to conclusions.