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Donald Trump indicted; expected to surrender next week
"Former president Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. The charges in the indictment against Donald Trump remain under seal, but stem from the investigation into hush money pay to porn actor stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign. The Manhattan district attorney's office says prosecutors have reached out to coordinate a surrender, while defense attorney Joseph tacopina, says Trump is likely to turn himself in on Tuesday, nima Romani is a former federal prosecutor. He's going to be fingerprinted and have this mugshot taken, but Secret Service will escort him to New York court, while he'll make his first appearance. His attorneys will plead not guilty, and he will be released on his own recognizance. Sources told The Associated Press, Trump's lawyers claim the Secret Service needs more time to make security preparations. Reaction to the indictment came swiftly on social media Trump said corrupt Democrat prosecutors from Democrat run cities are not going to choose the Republican nominee or the next president. Jennifer King, Washington
Bloomberg Radio New York
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"Revelations of vicious fights alcohol and drug abuse and claims of physical abuse by both Johnny Depp was suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation over her op-ed piece which he claimed falsely accused him of abusing her Heard was countersuing for defamation over statements by his lawyer which she claimed falsely accused her of creating a hoax surrounding the abuse allegations They both testified to contradictory facts It started with slapping and it got to be repetitive slaps where he'd hold me in a position and slap me multiple times Never did I myself reach the point of Striking misheard in any way nor have I ever struck any woman In my life The jury awarded that $10 million in compensatory damages and 5 million in punitive damages after finding that herd had defamed him by claiming he abused her The jury awarded her $2 million in compensatory damages for Depp's lawyers statement that she created a hoax joining me is nima Romani president of West Coast trial lawyers How did you see the verdict Was there a clear winner Johnny Depp won and it wasn't close I would describe it as a complete and total victory Especially after there's humiliating defeat he suffered 22 the sun in the UK To what do you attribute depth success here Two factors likeability credibility There's no question that Johnny Depp was the more likeable litman Both inside the courtroom and in the courtroom of public opinion but importantly credibility is the reason Amber Heard law She lied about facts that really had nothing to do with the abuse such as her donating $7 million in divorce proceedings to charity when she didn't do so The jury didn't buy that she pledged it not donated it And even when it came to TMZ and the video that she took on her phone made its way to TMZ it was leaked Obviously by her or someone working at her direction Similarly when she filed for the TRO the temporary restraining order in 2016 and TMZ hits up it has to come from Amber Heard So when she lied about these facts the jurors were free to disregard her testimony entirely and they chose to do so Heard and her lawyers have said that Johnny Depp had an advantage here because of his wealth power and fame There is no question that the public support was overwhelmingly in doubting that favor And some of it was because of last year's outside of her control but some of it was because of her own doing self inflicted womb or unforced errors as I like to call them So men and women of all generations love Johnny Depp is a handsome charming charismatic guy that has been fans of his acting for decades Heard also is the face of the me too movement that a lot of men unfortunately think have gone too far But obviously this is illegal case and it should be tried in a courtroom and the decision should be based on the evidence The jurors are people and there's no question that card was left likeable and that she lost the PR battle And because it was so incredible he was so vulnerable He talked about his own shortcomings His drug and alcohol abuse The physical abuse he suffered the hands of his parents It's very open and very transparent He owned up to a lot of his mistakes with Amber Heard denied everything She denied ever striking Gavin for one incident She really minimized her drug views to achieve one of airplane with a flight attendant when it was clear that she was also using acceptance as if that And I think it's hard to take in a more balanced approach and she had said that she was also verbally abusive This is a mutually violent relationship They were both victims They were both perpetrators I think that would have been a path to victory but a 130 extreme positions didn't accept any responsibility for anything that happened during the course of the relationship And I think as a result people didn't find their likeable or credible This is one case based on the unique facts here but a lot of legal experts are saying it will have a chilling effect on women coming forward in the future to bring cases of domestic violence Here is a huge step back Let's be honest sexual assault will not define those are two of the most underreported crimes in the country Women are hesitant to come forward on there's many reasons but one of the primary reasons is the disparity in power and wealth oftentimes the men that are accused of athletes are entertainers of politicians their CEOs their men of means And now women find themselves in a position where they may be sued by the men that they're accusing and the men have hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars to subject them to civil litigation and also higher attorneys to defend themselves And they may not have that money So it's going to give them one more reason to potentially not report the abuse of the assault to law enforcement or medical personnel I think it will also embolden men to file these types of cases Sometimes the best defense is a good option So we're going to see copycat litigation There's no doubt in my mind Heard is going to appeal what are her chances I don't think any good legal basis for appeal And that's going to be illegal error I know they've talked about the UK judgment not coming in and some of the.
Bloomberg Radio New York
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"A lot of his mistakes with Amber Heard denied everything She denied ever striking death except for one incident She really minimized her drug use she said she used one of airplane with a flight attendant when it was clear that she was also using such as that And I think if her had taken a more balanced approach and she had said that she was also verbally abusive This is a mutually violent relationship They were both victims They were both perpetrators I think that would have been a path to victory but a 130 extreme positions didn't accept any responsibility for anything that happened during the course of the relationship And I think as a result people didn't find their likeable or credible This is one case based on the unique facts here but a lot of legal experts are saying it will have a chilling effect on women coming forward in the future to bring cases of domestic violence Let's be honest sexual assault will not define us Those are two of the most underreported crimes in the country Women are hesitant to come forward on there's many reasons but one of the primary reasons is the disparity in power and wealth oftentimes the men that are athletes are entertainers politicians CEOs and men of significant means And now women find themselves in a position where they may be sued by the men that they're accusing and the men have hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars to subject them to civil litigation and also higher attorneys to defend themselves And they may not have that money So it's going to give them one more reason to potentially not report the abuse of the assault to law enforcement or medical personnel I think it will also embolden men to file these cases Sometimes the best defense is a good option So we're going to see copycat litigation There's no doubt in my mind Heard is going to appeal what are her chances I don't think any good legal basis for appeal And that's going to be illegal error I know they've talked about the UK judgment not coming in and some of the social media presences but the judge called it pretty fairly Thanks nema That's trial lawyer nima Romani coming up next Mistrust at the Supreme Court This is Bloomberg Carol messer.
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"Year old girl killed in the ivaldi mass shooting is taking action against the company that made the gun used in the attack Lawyers for Alfred Garza are asking gun maker Daniel defense to provide information about its marketing to teens and children Garza's daughter was one of 19 children killed by a teenage gunman with a semi-automatic rifle last week at rob elementary school Drivers are digging deeper in their wallet for gas especially in rural areas of the U.S. Lake Tahoe Nevada resident Ted Kelly says he's never spent this much to fill up his truck 38 gallons at 9 9 9 came out to $388 and 60 cents or something like that I mean shocking Experts say there are several factors contributing to higher prices in rural areas some stations sell less gas so they adjust their prices accordingly others hike prices because there's less competition Production resumes today at a baby plant formula in Michigan operations at the Abbott nutrition plant and Sturgis operations of the Abbott nutrition plan and Sturgis have been closed for the past four months over possible product contaminants I'm Michael kassner And I'm susannah Palmer in the Bloomberg newsroom New York lawmakers approved a series of gun control bills that make New York's already tight laws covering firearms even stricter New York becomes the first state in the nation to respond with legislation to recent mass shootings including those in Buffalo and Yuval de Texas The bills include raising the age to purchase a semi-automatic rifle from 18 up to 21 a ban on civilian body armor and changes to the state's red flag law The gun legislation also included a bill to micro stamp every bullet shot out of a newly purchased gun assisting law enforcement in ballistics investigations U.S. employers continue to hire in May and the unemployment rate held at 3.6% non foreign payrolls increased by 390,000 last month It was reaction to the jobs report from U.S. labor secretary Marty Walsh When the president took over we had 10 million people out of work in America it sounded 455,000 That's a good number We're seeing steady and stable growth here in the job report Walsh was interviewed on Bloomberg radio and television The global semiconductor shortage that's bogged down the auto industry for almost two years is showing some signs of easing Mercedes Benz Daimler truck holding and BMW are among carmakers now getting enough chips to produce at full capacity after experiencing months of shortages Global food prices are holding near a record as Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted trade fueling hunger and worsening a cost of living crisis We get more on that story from Bloomberg's Charlie pellet Farmers are facing record energy and input costs and the UN has said a lack of fertilizer could deepen the food crisis in 2023 Food prices were already high due to logistics star ups and a rebound in demand after the pandemic Bloomberg's truly pellet Global news 24 hours a day on air and on Bloomberg quicktake powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries I'm Susanna Palmer This is Bloomberg This is Bloomberg law with June Grasso from Bloomberg radio It was the definition of a high profile trial involving two movie stars their broken marriage revelations of vicious fights alcohol and drug abuse and claims of physical abuse by both Johnny Depp was suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation over her op-ed piece which he claimed falsely accused him of abusing her Heard was countersuing for defamation over statements by his lawyer which she claimed falsely accused her of creating a hoax surrounding the abuse allegations They both testified to contradictory facts It started with slapping and it got to be repetitive slaps where he'd hold me in a position and slap me multiple times Never did I myself reach the point of Striking misheard in any way nor have I ever struck any woman In my life The jury awarded that $10 million in compensatory damages and 5 million in punitive damages after finding that herd had defamed him by claiming he abused her The jury awarded her $2 million in compensatory damages for Depp's lawyer's statement that she created a hoax Joining me is nima Romani president of West Coast trial lawyers How did you see the verdict Was there a clear winner Johnny Depp won and it wasn't quote I would describe it as a complete and total victory especially after the humiliating defeat east suffered when you do the sun in the UK To what do you attribute depth success here Two factors likeability credibility There's no question that Johnny deputy more likeable litmus Both inside the courtroom and in the courtroom of public opinion but importantly credibility is the reason Amber Heard law She lied about facts that really had nothing to do with the abuse such as her donating $7 million in divorce proceedings to charity when she didn't do so The jury didn't buy that she pledged it not donated it And even when it came to TMZ and the video that she took on her phone made its way to TMZ it was leaked obviously by her or someone working at her direction Similarly when she filed for the TRO the temporary restraining order in 2016 and had to come from Amber Heard So when she lied about these facts the jurors were free to disregard her testimony entirely in the chose to do so Herd and her lawyers have said that Johnny Depp had an advantage here because of his wealth power and fame No question that the public support was overwhelmingly in downing depth favor And some of it was because of the fact that outside of her control but some of it was because of her own doing self inflicted wounds or unforced errors that they like to call them So men and women of all generations love Johnny Depp is a handsome charming charismatic guy that has been fans of his acting for decades Heard also is the face of the me too movement that a lot of men unfortunately think have gone too far But obviously this is a legal case and it should be tried in a courtroom and the decision should be based on the evidence The jurors are people and there's no question that card was less likeable and that she lost the PR battle And because Johnny was so incredible he was so vulnerable He talked about his own shortcomings His drug and alcohol abuse the physical abuse he suffered the hands of his parents He was very open and very transparent He owned up to.
Bloomberg Radio New York
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"Planet real good team like gap and to play the way we played the last two games That's the way we're going to have to play to win this series and we want to battle here We want to compete here We've been talking so far The series moves to Tampa for game three on Sunday At Yankee Stadium the Yankees unleash a 15 hit attack and shutting out the tigers 13 nothing Among the 15 hits four home runs Anthony Rizzo at Carpenter Aaron judge and Jose trevino all going deep for a judge as major league leading 20th home run Yankees starter Garrett Cole took a perfect game into the 7th inning until the tigers Jonathan scope broke it up with a two ounce single coal allows two hits over 7 innings and strikes out 9 raising his record to 5 and one The mets bats quiet again mustering just 5 hits and a 6 to one loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers but that's long run came in the top of the southern the solo Homer by Pete Alonso Chris Bassett bitten by the long ball again allowing two two run homers to Cody Bellinger and Zach mckinstry Bassett falls to four and three 18 year old coco gough plays top seed iges viant in the final of the French Open at 9 later this morning The men's final bull Dion Sunday as Rafael Nadal advances after Alexander zverev had to retire due to injury in their semifinal match Nadal will take on the Norwegian Casper Ruud who defeated Marin Cilic in their semifinal match With a Bloomberg sports update I'm Tom Rogers This is Bloomberg law with June grosso from Bloomberg radio It was the definition of a high profile trial involving two movie stars their broken marriage revelations of vicious fights alcohol and drug abuse and claims of physical abuse by both Johnny Depp was suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation over her op-ed piece which he claimed falsely accused him of abusing her Heard was countersuing for defamation over statements by his lawyer which she claimed falsely accused her of creating a hoax surrounding the abuse allegations They both testified to contradictory facts It started with slapping and it got to be repetitive slaps where he'd hold me in a position and slap me multiple times Never did I myself reach the point of Striking misheard in any way nor have I ever struck any woman in my life The jury awarded that $10 million in compensatory damages and 5 million in punitive damages after finding that herd had defamed him by claiming he abused her The jury awarded her $2 million in compensatory damages for Depp's lawyer's statement that she created a hoax joining me is nima Romani president of West Coast trial lawyers How did you see the verdict Was there a clear winner Johnny Depp won and it wasn't quote I would describe it as a complete and total victory especially after the humiliating defeat East Africa when you do the sun in the UK To what do you attribute depth success here Two factors likeability credibility There's no question that Johnny Depp was the more likeable litmus Both inside the courtroom and in the courtroom of public opinion but importantly credibility is the reason Amber Heard law She lied about facts that really had nothing to do with the abuse such as her donating $7 million in divorce for students to charity when she didn't do so The jury didn't buy that she pledged it not donated it And even when it came to TMZ and the video that she took on her phone made its way to TMZ it was leaked Obviously by her or someone working at her direction Similarly when she filed for the TRO the temporary restraining order in 2016 and TMZ was pissed off It had to come from Amber Heard So when she lied about these facts the jurors were free to disregard her testimony entirely and they chose to do so Heard and her lawyers have said that Johnny Depp had an advantage here because of his wealth power and fame There is no question that the public support was overwhelmingly in doubting that favor And some of it was because of that there's outside of her control but some of it was because of her own doing Self inflicted wound or unforced errors that they like to call them So men and women of all generations love Johnny Depp is a handsome charming charismatic guy that have been fans of his acting for decades Heard also is the face of the me too movement that a lot of men unfortunately think have gone too far But obviously this is a legal case and it should be tried in a courtroom and the decision service based on the evidence The jurors are people and there's no question that card was less likeable and that she lost the PR battle And because it was so credible he was still vulnerable He talked about his own shortcomings and his drug and alcohol abuse The physical abuse he suffered the hands of his parents It's very open and very transparent He owned up to a lot of his mistakes with Amber Heard denied everything to deny it ever striking death but except for one incident She really minimized her drug use to achieve one kind of airplane with a flight attendant when it was clear that she was also using substances that And I think if herd had taken a more balanced approach and she had said that she was also verbally abusive This is a mutually violent relationship they were both victims They were both perpetrators I think that would have been a path to victory but a 130 extreme positions didn't accept any responsibility for anything that happened during the course of the relationship And I think as a result people didn't find their likeable or credible This is one case based on the unique facts here but a lot of legal experts are saying it will have a chilling effect on women coming forward in the future to bring cases of domestic violence Let's be honest sexual assault don't have to silence those are two of the most underreported crimes in the country Women are hesitant to come forward on there's many reasons but one of the primary reasons is the disparity in power and wealth oftentimes the men that are accused of athletes are entertainers or politicians that CEOs are men of significant means and now find themselves in a position where they may be sued by the men that they're accusing and the men have hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars to subject them to civil litigation not to hire attorneys to defend themselves and they may not have that money So it's going to give them one more reason to potentially not report abuse of the assault to law enforcement or medical personnel I think it will also embolden men to file these types of cases Sometimes the best defense is a good option So we're going to see copycat litigation There's no doubt in my mind Heard is going to appeal what are her chances I don't see any good legal basis for appeal And that's going to be illegal error I know they've talked about the UK judgment not coming in and some of the social media presidents But the judge called it pretty fairly Thanks Nemo That's trial lawyer nema Romani coming up next Mistrust at the Supreme Court This is Bloomberg At Bloomberg surveillance Being a small business owner is demanding but it's easier with help from the UPS store because we do all aims printing all in one.
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"nima romani" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Revelations of vicious fights alcohol and drug abuse and claims of physical abuse by both Johnny Depp was suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation over her op-ed piece which he claimed falsely accused him of abusing her Heard was countersuing for defamation over statements by his lawyer which she claimed falsely accused her of creating a hoax surrounding the abuse allegations They both testified to contradictory facts It started with slapping and it got to be repetitive slaps where he had told me in a position and slapped me multiple times Never did I myself reach the point of Striking misheard in any way nor have I ever struck any woman In my life The jury awarded that $10 million in compensatory damages and 5 million in punitive damages after finding that herd had defamed him by claiming he abused her The jury awarded her $2 million in compensatory damages for Depp's lawyers statement that she created a hoax Joining me is nima Romani president of West Coast trial lawyers How did you see the verdict Was there a clear winner Johnny Depp won and it wasn't quote I would describe it as a complete and total victory Especially after the humiliating defeat he suffered when he did the sun in the UK To what do you attribute depth success here Two factors likeability credibility There's no question that Johnny Depp was the more likeable litman Both inside the courtroom and the courtroom of public opinion but importantly credibility is the reason Amber Heard law She lied about facts that really had nothing to do with the abuse such as her donating $7 million in divorce proceedings to charity when she didn't do so The jury didn't buy that she pledged it not donated it And even when it came to TMZ and the video that she took on her phone made its way to TMZ it was leaked obviously by her or someone working at her direction Similarly when she filed for the TRO the temporary restraining order in 2016 and TMZ stopped it had to come from Amber Heard So when she lied about these facts the jury were free to disregard her testimony entirely in the chose to do so Herd and her lawyers have said that Johnny Depp had an advantage here because of his wealth power and fame There is no question that the public support was overwhelmingly in downing that favor And some of it was because of the fact that outside of her control but some of it was because of her own doing self inflicted womb or unforced errors that they like to call them So men and women of all generations love Johnny Depp is a handsome charming charismatic guy that has been fans of his acting for decades Heard also is the face of the me too movement that a lot of men unfortunately think have gone too far but obviously this is illegal case and it should be tried in a courtroom and the decision should be based on the evidence The jurors are people and there's no question that card was less likeable and that she lost the PR battle And because Johnny was so incredible he was so vulnerable He talked about his own shortcomings and his drug and alcohol abuse The physical abuse he suffered the hands of his parents It's very open and very transparent He owned up to a lot of his mistakes with Amber Heard denied everything She denied ever striking Gavin for one incident She really minimized her drug use to achieve one kind of airplane with a flight attendant when it was clear that she was also using exceptions as if that And I think it's hard to take in a more balanced approach and she had said that she was also verbally abusive This is a mutually violent relationship They were both victims They were both perpetrators I think that would have been a path to victory but a 130 extreme positions didn't accept any responsibility for anything that happened during the course of the relationship And I think as a result people didn't find their likeable or credible This is one case based on the unique facts here but a lot of legal experts are saying it will have a chilling effect on women coming forward in the future to bring cases of domestic violence Do you have a huge step back Let's be honest sexual assault will not define those are two of the most underreported crimes in the country Women are hesitant to come forward on there's many reasons but one of the primary reasons is the disparity in power and wealth oftentimes the men that are accused of athletes their entertainers politicians their CEOs and men of significant means And now women find themselves in a position where they may be sued by the men that they're accusing and the men have hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars to subject them to civil litigation and also higher attorneys to defend themselves And they may not have that money So it's going to give them one more reason to potentially not report abuse or the assault the law enforcement or medical personnel I think it will also embolden men to file these test cases Sometimes the best defense is a good option but we're going to see copycat litigation There's no doubt in my mind Heard is going to appeal what are her chances I don't think any good legal basis for appeal And that's going to be illegal error I know they've talked about the UK judgment not coming in and some of the social media presences but the judge called it pretty fairly Thanks Nemo That's trial lawyer nima Romani coming up next Mistrust at the Supreme Court This.
Bloomberg Radio New York
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"So men and women of all generations love Johnny Depp woman because he's a handsome charming charismatic guy and men and women because they've been fans of his acting for decades like going back to the 80s and 21 jumps straight up until the present day But heard also is the face of the me too movement but a lot of men Unfortunately things have gone too far the face of salt accusations So obviously this is a legal case and it should be tried in a courtroom and the decision should be based on the evidence The jurors are people and there's no question that card was left likeable and that she lost the PR battle And because Johnny was so incredible he was so vulnerable He talked about his own shortcomings and his drug and alcohol abuse the physical abuse he suffered the hands of his parents It was very open and very transparent He owned up to a lot of his mistakes but Amber Heard denied everything to deny it ever striking for one incident in from the staircase that it should really minimize her drug use to achieve one kind of airplane with a flight attendant when it was clear that she was also using substances that And I think if her had taken a more balanced approach to the case and she had said that she was also verbally abusive This is a mutually violent relationship They were both victims They were both perpetrators I think that would have been a path to victory Thanks Nemo That's nima Romani of West Coast trial lawyers Coming up next The Supreme Court blocks in Texas law This is Bloomberg The balance Being a small business owner is demanding but it's easier with help from the UPS store because we do all ings printing all in one place meaning we'll whip up some fresh.
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"And endlessly entertaining I'm not a pet person I'm a financial analyst By the way someone writes in and says I didn't realize Paul hated American values We came on at ten eastern on Bloomberg radio the Bloomberg business app and Bloomberg radio dot com President Biden says too many places in America have become killing fields and battlefields After sandy hook after Charleston after Orlando after Las Vegas after Parkland nothing has been done During a prime time address from The White House Biden said Congress must do something about rampant gun violence One Republican senator says he is optimistic about the state of gun talks following recent mass shootings Pennsylvania's pat toomey tweeted that sentiment after meeting with fellow senators to discuss what a potential gun reform package would look like Connecticut senator Chris Murphy also feels momentum is building Federal lawmakers are accusing Amazon of blocking and investigation into a deadly warehouse collapse following a tornado in edwardsville Illinois late last year in a letter sent to the company's CEO three democratic lawmakers accused the tech giant of being uncooperative and demanded accountability I'm Brian shook And I Brian Curtis in Hong Kong Let's check this hour's top business stories and the markets Fed vice chair of lael brainard says she does not see a reason to pause raising interest rates in September She says expectations for half point hikes this month and next are reasonable The remarks of the latest from fed officials to reinforce that they are staying the course on hiking rates Brainard spoke earlier with CNBC In the meantime Cleveland fed chief Loretta mester said that she favors raising interest rates by 50 basis points this month but she cautioned that that could change in a few months depending upon what happens with inflation If by September September at home see meaning the monthly greetings on inflation provide compelling evidence that inflation is moving down then the pace of rate increases could slow But if inflation has failed to moderate then a faster pay to race rate increases could be necessary In Cleveland fed chief Loretta mester in corporate news Ford Motor Company is investing $3.7 billion in factories across three Midwestern U.S. states As a result plants in Michigan Missouri and Ohio will get 6200 new jobs Ford's investment is part of CEO Jim Farley's strategy to produce 2 million EVs by the year 2026 5 Ford plants will be expanded to produce more hot sellers such as the electric F one 50 lightning pickup While South Korea's inflation accelerated 5.4% in May that reinforces the case for the bank of Korea to pursue more interest rate increases to fight inflationary pressures throughout South Korea Let's check the markets no trading in Hong Kong and China because of holidays then EK up 1.1% and the ASX 200 in Sydney is up by about three quarters of 1% Global news 24 hours a day live and on Bloomberg quicktake brought to by 2700 journalists and analysts in a 120 countries In Hong Kong I'm Brian Curtis This is Bloomberg This is Bloomberg law with June grotto from Bloomberg radio After an explosive 6 week trial followed by millions on social media and live TV a jury sided with Johnny Depp and his defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard awarding him $10 million in compensatory damages and 5 million in punitive damages and vindicating his allegations that heard lied about dep abusing her in a December 2018 op-ed piece The jury also awarded her $2 million finding she was defamed by one of Depp's lawyers who accused her of creating a detailed hoax for the police Joining me is nima Romani President and cofounder of West Coast trial lawyers How did you see the verdict Was there a clear winner Yeah Johnny Depp won and it wasn't close I would describe it as a complete and total victory especially after the humiliating defeat We suffered 22 the sun in the UK What about the fact that the jury awarded her Was it $2 million based on some statements that were made by his lawyer The jury did surprisely award Amber Heard $2 million on only one of our counter claims But as you mentioned it wasn't a statement made by death It was made by dep former divorce lawyer Adam waldman and then related to the 2016 incident where LAPD were called to their downtown Los Angeles apartment And specifically waldman said that it was a setup and it was a hoax that LAPD recalled and it turned out that Amber Heard didn't make that phone call I went from New York did and Amber Heard didn't cooperate with LAPD when they arrived So I think based on those two important facts the jurors found that Walmart did the same hurt Importantly because waldman was acting as death agent not ancient in the term of an acting agent but the legal term because there was a principle agent relationship that is responsible for waldman's defamatory statement as a matter of law And therefore that $2 million offset the $10.35 million that is otherwise owned the total judgment will be 8.35 million in Johnny Depp's favor What did it come down to what do you attribute this success in this trial as opposed to the UK trial Two factors likeability and credibility There's no question that Johnny Depp was the more likeable witness Both inside the courtroom and in the courtroom of public opinion the public support was overwhelmingly in favor I would say probably 90% or more but importantly credibility is the reason Amber Heard law She lied about facts that really had nothing to do with the abuse such as her donating $7 million in divorce proceedings to charity when she didn't do so The jury didn't buy that she pledged it not donated it And even when it came to TMZ and the video that she took on her phone that made its way to TMZ it was leaked Obviously by her or someone working in her direction Similarly when she filed for the TRO the temporary restraining order in 2016 and p.m. stop it had to have come from Amber Heard So when she lied about these facts the jurors were free to disregard her testimony entirely and they chose to do so Also she exaggerated the extent of her injury She told the jurors that she thought Johnny Depp was going to kill her That death hit her so many times that she lost count a picture of the videos even though they did support intrigue They didn't show an attempt in murder or felony assault For those reasons the jury decided with death and it chose to punish her What she says in her statement and what her lawyers have said is that Johnny Depp had advantages of wealth power and fame She said the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power influence and sway of my ex-husband Do they have a point in any of that There's no question that the public support was overwhelmingly in downy depth favor And some of it was because of last year's outside of her control but some of it was because of her own doing is self inflicted wounds or unforced errors that I like to call them.