CNN Legal Analyst on LGBT Club Shooting: ‘It Very Well Could Be’ a Ploy

‘At the end of the day, it is life in jail because of the actions, if proven in a court of law, that he committed’

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LEMON: “What about in those filings the defense team talking about non-binary? Some people think that this is a ploy to sort of put stuff into the mix here, to confuse people or to make people feel sorry for him, or what have you. What do you think of that?”

JACKSON: “Good luck in doing that, right?”

LEMON: “Do you think it’s a ploy?”

JACKSON: “It very well could be, right? So, getting back to what I said about the facts, you can call yourself whatever you want to call yourself. This case is going to focus on what you did. And even if you call yourself that, people obviously have interacted with you throughout the years. Have you identified yourself as such in that way?”

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