Thinking about Manafort jury and social media. First trial of Trump era. Resistance feels morally justified doing anything. So what if jury returns verdict and Resistance disapproves? Maybe mixed decision viewed as insufficiently punitive? 1/4
In that case, doxxing seems inevitable if jurors' names become public. That's why media request was troubling. One thing for jurors to come forward, speak voluntarily. Another to have court reveal their identities... 2/4
Either way, journalists, freelance Resistance types will search for jurors' names. And then: Have they ever posted anything objectionable on social media? Have their children? Relatives? Any questionable online associations? 3/4
One can see KFILE, Twitter mobs, others dig, dig, digging. Didn't happen--wasn't possible--in Clinton era or even Plame affair juries. Seems inevitable with confluence of social media and Trump Resistance. 4/4 End
