Regarding Hannity's call with Zimmerman

[Indianademocrat91]

Apparently it is not protected.

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Zimmerman's conversations with Hannity are not protected. Hannity should be deposed and may be even required to testify at a trial

[Ecumenist]

1. Yep, indeed it's not protected.

[brooklynite]

2. Um, context?

..considering that I don't watch Hannity, and I suspect most others here don't either?

[Indianademocrat91]

3. The Presser with Zimmerman's ex-lawyers now

They said he called Hannity and talked to him, and Hannity would not tell his lawyers what was said.

[pinboy3niner]

4. Z's lawyers announced in a press conf they no longer represent him...

...due to loss of contact with him (last communication with him was by text msg Sun.). Since then, he has not returned their calls.

The lawyers confirmed that Z has spoken by phone, off the record, with Hannity. Hanity will not reveal to them what Z said.

Press conf has not yet ended--CNN just cut away with long Q&A session still going on.

[sadbear]

5. Doesn't talking with hannity all but prove that Zimmerman is a teabagger?

[qazplm]

6. I assume Hannity

will attempt to claim privilege based on being a member of the media.

[bleever]

7. It might be protected, actually,

because Hannity is the High Priest of right wing bullshit.

[savalez]

8. Dispose Hannity, er, depose, well, both!

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. Not protected communications; but ...

this could be good.

Fox"news" claims to be a "news outlet." Right?

hannity is a talking head on that "news outlet." Right?

Talking heads on news outlets are frequently referred to as "journalists." Right?

Will hannity show journalist integrity, and risk contempt charges, by refusing to answer any questions? There is plenty of precedent for Journalists doing just that.

So when hannity doesn't ... that opens a line of attack on hannity, as a "journalist", and fox"news" as a "news outlet."

[RebelOne]

10. He insists that he is not a journalist.

At least, that is what he said one day on his radio show.

[1StrongBlackMan]

11. Yeah ...

He's not a journalist ... until he is.