Pam Bondi: The Standard Is Much Lower to Prove Wrongful Death Against Alec Baldwin

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BONDI: "Well, Sean, I think the lawsuit is very well taken. We often talk about criminal cases on here, but remember, in a wrongful death lawsuit, the standard is much lower preponderance of evidence. And what do they have to prove? Four things. Negligence. That, just by his carelessness or recklessness, in part, caused her death. That’s it. And breach of duty, meaning he shouldn’t have pointed a gun at her. Causation, he shot her. And damages. So it’s a much lower standard. And I think, like you said, he waited to turn in his text messages. Also, he said it was a complete accident. And if they have experts, Sean, to say that that gun, the trigger pressure, could not have gone off accidentally, and their re-enactment shows that they say he pulled the trigger back and fired — was he joking around? Probably. But he had a duty to not act that way on set. And also, they’re saying there were massive standards that were violated as to safety protocol on a set. And he knew he was handling a real gun."