Twitter Isn’t Moved By Kim Potter’s ‘Fake Tears’

On Friday, Kim Potter took the stand during her own defense.

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At one point during her testimony, she put her face in her hands and sobbed.

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When cross-examination started, Potter was tight-lipped with prosecutors.

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However, when they got back to talking about the shooting, Potter burst into tears.

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Her attorney asked for a pause and the judge called a break for lunch.

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Many users on social media were not impressed with her testimony and called her tears “fake.”

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“Kyle Rittenhouse wrote the book on how to get away with murder and Kim Potter studied it all night,” one tweeted.

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“There’s quite a difference between Kim Potter under defense cross-examination and Kim Potter under prosecutorial cross exam…” another noted.

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Another offered, “I wonder how the Jury is perceiving this.”

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