Watching Rachael....Help.

[busterbrown]

She is breaking down the Bridge story so concisely tonight.. Great job..

BUT: Could the prosecution of all these bastards be hindered by claiming the Rachael Maddow Show
caused damage to any potential defense of their clients...

Not worded well, but I’m off to work.. I’m sure you get my point.
Thanks for your patience..

[GP6971]

1. Good question

I think it's all going to depend how many "lawyer up"

[VanillaRhapsody]

8. Christie Lawyered up already....

he knows...

[GP6971]

10. I saw that. n/t

[DURHAM D]

2. No. She is not the President or a Judge.

[warrior1]

3. No

First Amendment freedom of speech

[Kurovski]

9. But isn't that kind of thing just for Duck Dynasty?

[arthritisR_US]

4. No because in a court of law their lawyer would present their defence or arguments

against various facts presented and the jury/judge decides.

[Warpy]

5. She's just trying to build a popular consensus for a trial at most

and people realizing Christie is a prize putz at the very least.

All of what she's said is already public record. In any case, a TV program that is watched by disproportionately few people is not going to muddy any trial waters.

[Spazito]

6. She is simply reading from the subpoenas, which have been made public...

reading from the texts also having been made public and informing her viewers who the people on the list, again having been made public, are, what they do professionally and what ties they have to Christie and his office. All is public, she is just explaining it. No legal issue at hand here at all, imo.

[busterbrown]

7. Thanks and my intuition is that you are correct..

But still these guys seem always to find a way...

[longship]

11. The case will be tried on the evidence presented in court.

The only consideration about Rachel will be whether the jurors watched coverage of the events.

That's what voir dire is for.

[busterbrown]

13. You gotta worry about people who aren’t aware of the situation.

Not informed types,( I feel) are more likely to fall for the Defense bullshit.

My opinion only..

[lpbk2713]

12. The "convicted in the media" defense has been used many times before.

And many times it has been used without success.

[Gothmog]

14. No

Rachel's reporting will not poison the jury pool. It is very difficult to make this type of claim