From what I understand, the grand jury was not to consider any charges against those who were illegally taped; IE: They couldn’t indict those who were selling the baby organs as they were recorded with a hidden camera without their knowledge.
Whereas the fake buyer had full knowledge they were being recorded and thus the tapes could be considered evidence against them.
Of course, now it is being reported across social media as evidence that the tapes were ‘faked’ - which I’ve gotta admit, that’s a fascinating concept, someone being indicted for making a fictional video...
My daughter was absolutely sure this was the case until I asked her: then what were they indicted for? You or I could make a fictional movie about selling body parts, and no grand jury would convene to examine it. No crime could have been committed in a fake tape.
And then she paled, realizing that all of those tapes were absolutely real.
Exactly.
While a hideous miscarriage of justice, the indictment of those filming the statements is a verification by the grand jury of the evidence against Planned Parenthood, whether there are charges filed against the baby butchers or not.
Whistleblowers need permits?
I don’t know about videoing someone (it wasn’t a hidden camera with the filmmakers out of the room and only the PP crooks being videoed) but in Texas you can tape a call as long as one party knows it is being recorded.
The filmmaker appears to be ready for court and knows that Planned Parenthood will have to make statements in court under oath.
Discovery is going to be a hell of a trip.
PP claims the tapes are edited but has fought their full release.