Judge Dugan is at this point, she's charged, she's innocent until proven guilty. And right now, no one's proven her guilty of anything. Her lawyers have made very clear that she maintains her innocence, but It's irresponsible if the prosecutors and the defense attorneys don't talk about whether there's a possibility for some resolution short of trial. And absolutely, like any other case, those conversations happened. These comments have kind of taken off in the last 48 hours. I mean, would it be fair to characterize, like, are there serious negotiations ongoing? (00:27–00:37)
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Asserts that it is irresponsible for legal parties not to discuss potential resolutions before trial.
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