A.J.’s lawyers can’t be blamed for his answers. They can’t be blamed for what he did, even if he had come to regret it. Their job is to defend speech and their clients have not made that easy. Gawker’s lawyers can’t control what he said in those private conversations, and they don’t get to choose what evidence makes up a case. Bad client, bad attitude, bad timing. Still, they do choose how their evidence is delivered at trial and how their clients are prepared. This is what they have been paid millions of dollars for. It is their responsibility. A.J.’s tone is flippant; even his body language
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