Inside the inquiry into the Lehrmann trial
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The Role of the Media in the Laramond Trial
Hearings also focused on a pre-trial meeting Drum Gold had with television journalist Lisa Wilkinson, who was initially listed as a witness in the trial. In it, she mentioned Higgins, which resulted in the Laramond trial being delayed. When challenged at the hearing as to why he did not direct Wilkinson to avoid making value judgments about Higgins in the speech, Drum Gold reflected this week that perhaps he should have. He said: "I entirely misread the situation"
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