>> For the life of me, I have no idea why the prosecution is calling these witnesses.
They have to do *something*. The political bureaucrats decided — against the considered opinion of the LEOs who actually KNEW the details of the case — that there WOULD BE a trial.
So — then what? If you’re the poor schmuck who, unlike Bondi and Corey, actually has to PREPARE THE CASE, you do what you have to do. You find witnesses and put ‘em on the stand.
What if Bernie DIDN’T call Lauer, the Good, the EMTs, the residents, etc.? What if all he put on the stand was that epic fail of a “girlfriend”? After the trial, the bosses would have Bernie’s head on a stick.
So he soldiers on. Just another moderately low-level government employee without principles, probably counting the days to retirement. Can’t tell ‘em to shove it, praying the world forgets this mess and gives him some good cases so he can get his career back on track.
If you had to be Bernie, what would you do?
Just my 2c.
It can only get worse. I'd rest and let the defense do their thing. "He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day."
BDLR deliberately torpedoing his own case would make sense. In that case I wonder if he would simply request the judge that charges be dismissed at the end of presenting his case.
Obvious answer: NO.
“If you had to be Bernie, what would you do?”
I pray to God that I would find the moral courage to resign and expose the whole fraud rather than railroad an innocent man. Instead BdlR has done everything in his power to cheat, withhold discovery evidence, use witless frauds and obvious liars as witnesses, tried to coerce GZ into a plea bargain by prosecuting his wife, and tried to bankrupt GZ’s defense fund by asking for exorbitant bail. Bernie deserves no mercy on this — he is no better than any of the corrupt scum in his chain of command.