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sonicx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-05 02:58 PM
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Fitz said only witnesses can talk about what happened in the grand jury...
Does that mean the lawyers leaking stuff to NYT, WP, etc are commiting crimes?
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Kagemusha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-05 03:04 PM
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1. Hey, once witnesses speak to THEM, it's legal.
And attorney-client privilege is there to protect the client. If the client wants something spun, the lawyer can spin it.

In this case the lawyer is an extension of the witness. If the witness called up Judy Miller instead and blabbed, that would also be perfectly legal in the American justice system.
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mod mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-05 03:06 PM
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2. Once the Grand Jury is dismissed-can they talk? Or since there is ongoing
investigation-do they have to wait?
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never_get_over_it Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-05 03:13 PM
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3. Actually that is not what he said
he said the grand jury, the prosecuter and the investigators/officials involved in the grand jury can not speak, anyone else can. But I would imagine the "client" would have to give their lawyer permission to disclose.
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