cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/23478086

Common Dreams Staff Dec 10, 2024

[contains transcript (corroborated by NBC) published by Ken Klippenstein]

  • very_well_lost@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    I wouldn’t take a “not guilty” plea as evidence of much.

    Pleading “not guilty” is the only way to get in front of a jury, which is probably the best chance he has at this point — both in terms of staying out of jail and in terms of boosting his message.

    A trial will inevitably become a media circus, and a media circus is great if your goal is bringing attention to your particular ideology.

    • ramsorge
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      2 hours ago

      Hopefully it’s televised like the O.J. Simpson trial