The DA's leaks to the media are designed to discredit him with his listening public, to blunt his effectiveness as a conservative spokesman and opinion maker. That potentially affects not only his reputation, but his livelihood. Since he has the microphone, he's fighting back. Should he just let himself get excoriated in the media when he doesn't have to?
Unfortunately the most lucid and sincere of those commentators last night appeared to be the lawyer representing Mrs. Cline. He was the only one answering the questions he could legally answer without using sound bite strategy. Everyone else, including the Rush defenders were among the "den of voices".
But Rush also launched into a VLWC speech. Like Slick, Rush has left chum in the water for his enemies. They are only lapping it up.