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Elizabeth Holmes to Accuse Ex-Boyfriend of Abuse at Trial

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Re: Elizabeth Holmes to Accuse Ex-Boyfriend of Abuse at Trial

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"... plans to defend herself at her federal fraud trial starting next week by arguing that her ex-boyfriend, who was an executive at the company, emotionally and sexually abused her, impairing her state of mind at the time of the alleged crimes, according to newly unsealed legal filings in her case."

She better have some really damn solid evidence otherwise the "he said, she said" of this is going to get nasty, and if her character and behaviour regarding a public company is how she behaves in her private relationships - this will more likely unfold as that she's actually the abusive one in the relationship; much like how Amber Heard claimed Depp was the one abusing her, in fact there's video and audio evidence of her abusing him including causing an injury to a finger of his that he had to have sewn back on; not to mention the untold amount of harm done to his reputation who still believe her story over his, and loss of revenues from cancelled/lost movie contracts.

Re: Elizabeth Holmes to Accuse Ex-Boyfriend of Abuse at Trial

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Here we go, it’s all his fault, she was just an innocent young woman. There’s a lot of talk that she will get away with it.

That she's representing herself doesn't bode well, that no law firm or lawyer seems willing to use this approach of hers.

Re: Elizabeth Holmes to Accuse Ex-Boyfriend of Abuse at Trial

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"... plans to defend herself at her federal fraud trial starting next week by arguing that her ex-boyfriend, who was an executive at the company, emotionally and sexually abused her, impairing her state of mind at the time of the alleged crimes, according to newly unsealed legal filings in her case." She better have some really damn solid evidence otherwise the "he said, she said" of this is going to get nasty, and i…

Even if there were evidence for this, heinous criminals AFAIK historically haven't been being set free just because they themselves had been abused some time before they committed their crimes. That line of reasoning is just not something that's likely to yield a welcome result for her.

Re: Elizabeth Holmes to Accuse Ex-Boyfriend of Abuse at Trial

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"... plans to defend herself at her federal fraud trial starting next week by arguing that her ex-boyfriend, who was an executive at the company, emotionally and sexually abused her, impairing her state of mind at the time of the alleged crimes, according to newly unsealed legal filings in her case." She better have some really damn solid evidence otherwise the "he said, she said" of this is going to get nasty, and i…

In the absence of evidence a court will side with a woman.
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