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The Newsroom · Season 1, Episode 15

Judge and Don in “Unfinished Business”

JJudge

[Don asks to be excused from jury duty] All of these people have someplace else to be, I'm sure your network can do the news without you.

You're probably right but I'd hate my boss to find that out.

JJudge

Take your seat.

Uh-huh. [turns to one lawyer] Look, you don't want leaders on the jury, right? Anyone who can take charge during deliberations? I run a news broadcast five nights a week with a staff of sixty and I bend them to my will. [turns to other lawyer] Plus, I'm currently a defendant in two lawsuits being brought by the same person so, even though I bought your clients bagel-slicer at three a.m. and it nearly took my fingers off, there is simply no way in hell that I am finding for the plaintiff-

JJudge

Get out of here!

Thank you!

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