It’s the choice to interview him,but more importantly 1)not contextualising in any way: no mention of Dershowitz having acted for Epstein,or that Virginia Giuffre accused him of abuse,or the defamation suits,& 2)giving him a platform to undermine Giuffre, unchallenged. Appalling.
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given some replies simply to say that I’m generally an admirer of BBC editorial standards, & as a media lawyer I understand pressures with breaking news stories. But in my view there were many mistakes here. I hope @BBCNews will acknowledge this & apologise.Show this thread -
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@BBCNews up on this terrible decision-making tonight, too. See these other threads on Dershowitz being interviewed as a “legal expert” on the#GhislaineMaxwellTrial#GhislaineMaxwell, by@sarahchurchwell &@NadiaWhittomeMP
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Pleased to see this swift statement from
@BBCNewsPR today. These are the points I made in my complaint last night (& I assume many others did too). Thank you. (Posting here as well as a new tweet so it can be seen easily by anyone catching up on the
) #GhislaineMaxwell@BBCNewshttps://twitter.com/BBCNewsPR/status/1476506386964131840 …
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“Constitutional lawyer”/“potential defendant.” Potato, potatoe.
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A truly astonishing decision. In what possible way is this a good idea?
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just a thought here, from 2000 miles away, that the Royal Family has a huge interest in this case, an interest which is completely aligned with Dershowitz.
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All the worse, he repeatedly used the interview to undercut & defame Virginia Guiffre, who accused him (and Prince Andrew) of taking part, and suggested she should be charged, and wasn't challenged on it. That's really, disgracefully poor.
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I saw that too and was gobsmacked. The interviewer should have cut it immediately
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Allowing him to get straight on to do some damage limitation for himself is utterly wrong. BBC, you really have sullied your organisation here... unbelievable!
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