as someone who is steeped in the law and a former judge, I am sure the gentlewoman is aware of the so-called trilemma that lends doubt to the veracity of testimony compelled by a parent against a child. If the parent faces this dilemma, she can either fudge the truth, she can betray her child's confidences, or she can go to jail. Under those three choices, many prosecutors and many judges have grave doubt about the veracity of testimony, because some parents choose to fudge the truth, the first option.
Zoe Lofgren: “as someone who is steeped in the law and a former judge, I am sure the gentlewoman is aware of the so-called trilemma…”
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Discussing the challenges of testimony in legal cases involving parents and children.
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