A jury in Alabama awarded Roy Moore more than $8 million. A lawyer for the defense says that the case reflects a worrying trend.
” and waved an imaginary device that he said could “detect a pedophile.” A judge rejected the suit against Cohen, and a jury ruled against Moore in his suit against Corfman; the suit alleging conspiracy has beenMoore had better luck with a lawsuit that he filed against Senate Majorityfund an ad that ran in Alabama during the 2017 campaign. In it, a narrator reads five quotes describing Moore’s pursuit of underage girls, as images of malls flash across the screen.
Just before the trial, Thomas was subpoenaed and agreed to testify. “It doesn’t happen in the law very often that you have literally a surprise witness that shows up right before the trial and is your ‘Perry Mason’ or ‘My Cousin Vinny’ moment,” Ragsdale said. “But this guy was it.” Attempting to underline that there was no political motive behind this testimony, Ragsdale asked Thomas what news stations he watched. “Most of the time Newsmax or Channel 6, WBRC,” he responded. “And have you been watching Newsmax today?” Ragsdale continued. “Yes,” Thomas said, “I have.”
The plaintiff’s attorneys sought to cast doubt on Thomas’s memory, and to minimize or refute any inappropriateness in Moore’s interactions with girls at the mall. They also argued that the order of the ad’s quotes was misleading: a quote from the New American Journal noting that Moore was banned from the mall “for soliciting sex from young girls” was followed by a quote from AL.com noting that “one he approached was 14 and working as Santa’s helper.
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