p.c., representing several women suing bill cosby for defamation. annie, talk about this first. the briefing with sarah huckabee sanders was pretty contentious today on this topic. refusing to take followingup yeses. one of those were about what played out at one of the debates where the trump campaign brought many of the accusers of bill clinton to the debate hall in something of a dramatic confrontation. they clearly are approaching these accusers completely differently, attempting to discredit them. saying they are making completely false allegations. what is going on behind the scenes at the white house as they try grapple with these stories coming back into the public view? they re in a really awkward position that this #metoo movement is sweeping every industry and the white house and donald trump are at the center of this. i think a big part of this is a reaction is the fact there were 16 women accusers in 2016 and
but kevin steele could have done something, because he is still a prosecutor who choose to do nothing at all. i m joined now by attorney joe camarata, who represents seven accusers suing bill cosby in civil court. i guess, first, your client s reaction to today s news? i can t tell you specifically what my clients reaction is, because i don t want to violate the attorney/client privilege, but as members of the public, you can well imagine that they feel a sense of vindication, a sense that there may be justice at the end of this tunnel, and they look forward to the case proceeding, the criminal case proceeding, to its just conclusion. you know, your clients have been counter-sued by bill cosby for defamation. and i understand there s the law on one side and there s public opinion on the other. there s the law, there s black letter law and there s perception. the fact of the matter is, those two in the real world are pretty play off each other in certain inextricable ways.
details on the from bill cosby s testimony in a court deposition obtained by cnn. cosby admits he gave prescription sedatives to women he wanted to have sexual relationships with, at least five women outside of his marriage. and tried to hide the affairs from his wife, camille. joining me is lisa bloom, legal analyst. and she represents janice dickenson, who is suing bill cosby for defamation. and mr. mess row, a defense lauch. in mess row, the last time i had you on after some of the court documents were unsealed. you said you wanted more context. here s one exchange where cosby admits to giving one woman quaaludes before having sex with her in the 1970s. this is andrea constand s attorney. the attorney asks cosby, she said she believes she was not in the position to consend to intercourse after you gave her the drug.