Count on testimony being emotional — and predictable.
"In this atmosphere, witnesses are understandably quite distressed at the prospect of their testimony being broadcast worldwide".
Indeed, some of the Obama administration's biggest legal victories have come in shielding Bush-era officials by getting lawsuits brought by victims with credible claims of kidnapping and torture thrown out of court on specious secrecy grounds, without any testimony being heard.
The spectacle of Bill Clinton's grand jury testimony being broadcast to the world merely confirmed to many that America's twin obsessions with legal process and television have gone too far".The immaculately coiffed attorney on the other side of the aisle rises quickly to his feet.
The lawyers argue that the circumstances logically preclude that this new effort before the grand jury is intended to bring an indictment against individuals because prosecutors were willing to bring a criminal charge against the firm without such testimony being presented.
Ms. Doucett's started off with her testimony being interrupted by the ringing of her cellular phone.
