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lapfog_1

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3. I wonder why all the texts had to be "off the record"

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 01:12 AM

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and then I remembered this from the West Wing...

Maybe Lindsey isn't aware of rule 6e of the rules for federal prosecutions...

At 1:59 in this clip

And, yes, I know... it was a TV show with likely a lot of inaccuracies about legal things... otoh, a federal prosecutor talking to a reporter about a grand jury testimony and indictment might just be a big "no-no" legally speaking.

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Reporter publishes 'unsolicited' texts from Trump's handpicked prosecutor about Letitia James case - CNN The Source [View all] Rhiannon12866 Tuesday OP

Where can we read these messages? Deuxcents Tuesday #1

Good question, I was hoping she'd share that. Rhiannon12866 Tuesday #2

I wonder why all the texts had to be "off the record" lapfog_1 Tuesday #3

Thanks so much! Great find! Rhiannon12866 Tuesday #4

Oh, "Ainsley..." I remember the actress and the character and her NC accent... hlthe2b Tuesday #5