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In reply to the discussion: Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki Called Out for 'Homophobic' Tweet Mocking Lindsey Graham as 'Lady G' [View all]SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)This subthread is not about proving all sex workers refer to Graham as Lady G. This is about Sean Harding asserting that he heard gay male sex workers he knows calling Lindsey Graham "Lady G." That's it. You said that is hearsay. It is not.
Harding is just testifying that he heard these men state these words, not that the words were true. That is not hearsay.
For example, a witness testifying about hearing a defendant saying out-of-court slander in a slander action is not hearsay evidence. The plaintiff is introducing the evidence to prove the matter was asserted, not that what was asserted was true. In fact, the plaintiff seeks to show the' words are not true. But to win his slander case, the plaintiff must show that these specific words were asserted, a physical act. So he puts on a witness who heard the defendant say these words. The witness is simply testifying to what he heard. That is not hearsay since it is not introduced to prove the truth of the matter asserted (your third element of hearsay), only that it was asserted.