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In reply to the discussion: Judge delays decision on Zimmerman money [View all]DownSouth
(2 posts)25. And what about the request not to name Zimmerman's donors?
As another CNN guest, a defense lawyer, on Anderson Cooper 360 stated:
I will tell you, in the right hands, this fund-raising appeal, it would not surprise me if he (Zimmerman) would raise at least $2 to $5 million. There is a contingent or a constituency out there that would think nothing of writing checks anywheres from $25,000 to $50,000 for the defense. And part of the reason for that is that there is a constituency that wants to use George Zimmerman and this whole issue by proxy and there's no better way to do it than to have something like this which is a hot button issue, which leads the nightly news for weeks at a time and when you go to trial...
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2012/04/27/ac-geragos-hosting-omara-zimmerman.cnn
Zimmerman's attorney previously said that Zimmerman was so destitute that he was representing him pro bono. The attorney has now completely reversed his tune and is saying his fees could total $1 million. This indicates that Zimmerman's attorney also has a problem with telling a consistent story.
I think the public has the right to know who's bankrolling Zimmerman, and who's writing those big checks.
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You realize what the purpose of bail is, right? It is NOT to be used for punishment
joeglow3
Apr 2012
#4
Yet, you refuse to address the issue at hand.. that if he knowingly lied about the $200K in assets
hlthe2b
Apr 2012
#18
then you better learn how to express those convictions without lashing out at the rest...
hlthe2b
Apr 2012
#20
You continue to avoid the actual question and have gone into changing the topic
TheEuclideanOne
Apr 2012
#33
Bullshit. I originally responded to someone who made the bold claim he should be in jail for this
joeglow3
Apr 2012
#34
he wants to know more about the money before he decides whether to ADJUST the bond
joeglow3
Apr 2012
#27