Word: bulgers
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Asked to specify the statements he considered libelous, Bulger said, "Why should I repeat it? Some of the vile things. I don't want to repeat it. It's too vile and too rotten. It was not even part of the hearing. That hearing can never be understood unless it is understood in its full context...
...Bulger said he had no plans to file a libel suit against Dershowitz. Under libel law, both men likely would be ruled public figures, which creates a heavy burden of proof for plaintiffs in law suits...
...weighted against the plaintiffs. It's expensive. It's time consuming. It's almost impossible to win a victory. It's very difficult for a public person. So it isn't worth it," Bulger said...
Over the course of last week's hearing, Bulger labeled Dershowitz "crafty," "vindictive," "a true, true conniver," "beneath contempt," and "a compulsive liar...
Asked about concerns the remarks could be construed as anti-Semitic, Bulger said Monday, "The man is a liar. And it makes no difference what his nationality or his religion is. He is a liar. And he is a murderer of reputation. And he is a conniver and he is whatever else I called him that...