The previous Liberal staffer claims he fabricated a dialog with a lawyer and lied about having obtained defamation recommendation.
On the day information broke of Brittany Higgins’ allegations of rape at Parliament Home, Bruce Lehrmann messaged a buddy saying he had retained felony and defamation attorneys and advised his then-girlfriend his recommendation was he could be “up for tens of millions” — however on Thursday he advised the Federal Court docket neither assertion was true.
“Rome was burning,” he mentioned. “I [was trying] to placed on a courageous face.”
The previous federal Liberal staffer commenced defamation proceedings final month towards journalists Samantha Maiden, Lisa Wilkinson and their respective employers, Community Ten and Information Corp, over interviews with Higgins broadcast and printed on February 15 2021.
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