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Apparently, the police/FBI aren't convinced. No charges, yet. She supposedly had a wiretap . . . then said he patted her down so she couldn't wear a wire (hmmm?). The lawyers here are all correct. Regardless of how reasonable and sensible it would be to issue a blanket denial, in 21st century America, you simply cannot do that.

I have a colleague who works in high profile civil-litigation (tobacco-type) suits, and does "expert" testimony. Talking is the WORST thing you can do. For depositions, you are instructed to answer in single words, if possible. NEVER elaborate, lest a single word be turned on you. So while to an untrained legal ear it does look suspicious, I can see where his attorney said, "If you say one word about this substantively, I'm outta here."

So while to an untrained legal ear it does look suspicious, I can see where his attorney said, "If you say one word about this substantively, I'm outta here."

If the story is totally false why the play with words. Just say, "Folks, there is nothing to to story"

I have a colleague who works in high profile civil-litigation (tobacco-type) suits, and does "expert" testimony. Talking is the WORST thing you can do. For depositions, you are instructed to answer in single words, if possible. NEVER elaborate, lest a single word be turned on you. So while to an untrained legal ear it does look suspicious, I can see where his attorney said, "If you say one word about this substantively, I'm outta here."

All very true.

If Rush has hired Roy Black or another lawyer, the first thing the lawyer would need to do is to review the case (or at least talk to his client). The next thing the lawyer would do would be to find out what they have and if what they have is accurate. This takes time. The lawyer doesn't know what the cops and prosecutors have, if they have anything at all.

So far, all the lawyer has is what's been in the media. Whether it's true, false or somewhere inbetween is something the lawyer has to investigate. It's the lawyer's job.

But the #1 thing a lawyer would tell his client to shut up.

So while to an untrained legal ear it does look suspicious, I can see where his attorney said, "If you say one word about this substantively, I'm outta here."

That's just another red flag among many.

Look, if someone makes an allegation that you are buying illegal drugs, and you are *completely* innocent, why not just say, "it never happened, I am not involved, or, this is not true".

Sorry, this story has been made much worse by the "no comment" remark.

Again, no one is interested in the football story, and he knows it.

I'd bet the rent he is involved in an illegal act, and there is probably some evidence to support this. JMO.

This whole thing seems pretty damming.

Doesn't work that way for public figures, or defendants in high profile cases. They can deny everything, in person or through their attorney. If your worried about saying too much, you just issue a one line denial and take no questions until the trial or indictment.

But, Rush also has a radio show, and dragging his feet might keep him in the limelight. A denial would be enough for some new listeners to tune out. You can't say, "my publicist advised me not to comment". He's setting things up for a big, public, explanation, where he will probably deny everything illegal, mention that he took painkillers after surgery, maybe that it got out of hand for a little while, and then go on to talk about how the media targeted him because he's conservative. Then he rallies his supporters. Rush is still an entertainer. The only thing worse than lawyers is the media.

Bingo... I agree with you guys. I think it's very possible he was using some painkillers. Heck, I have them for cramps, so if someone accused me of abusing them and I was as big a target as he is, you KNOW if I said anything about them, the left would be all over me like flies on...