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What happened with mr. cosby and may bring in other accusers, as well, which that could be very troublesome, especially with the number of people he has accused him. >> kate, legally, the deposition appears to have been a game changer and one could argue when folks read excerpts of that deposition it was also a game changer. >> you remember when that was released this summer, there was a statement that came with it, it was the proeshted press that asked for it to be released and caught in court ...

Crime, are you speaking pesk specifically to the patterns we have heard from over and over again from the accusers that the relationships bill cosby took many of the women in. that mentor that fatherly figure allegedly according to the accusers. and also that they claim that they were drugged or as he put something in their drink as they claim, is that what youre talking about as far as a repeated pattern? >> thats exactly right. in fact, what is interesting is when you listen to their stories, ...

And saying this is vindication for us craig, because they feel like its finally aside from the civil suits, a criminal charge and the distinction here for all these months talking about bill cosby, none of the cases and none of the other accusers able to move forward with a criminal case against him and thats whats happening today with a case by the way is ten years old but now with new evidence the prosecutor going back at bill cosby for the charge. >> we should let the viewers and listeners kn...

Can have no contact with the accuser. he seemed to be confused as to what she was saying. she repeated herself. with that, it was over. all of ten minutes. he walked back through the gauntlet of cameras, over to the police station where he gave his fingerprints and the mugshot which you just saw. now heres the district attorney explaining some of the charges. >> when you look at the case, there is a number of aspects that are undisputed in the case. and that has led to the charges that are being...

>> as we watch this video of loop of bill cosby going into the courthouse and out, going into the police station and coming out, all of it transpiring in about 35 minutes. i want to talk to you about what appears to be some sort of legal strategy. the aforementioned mugshot of william cosby. the defamation lawsuits that have been filed by bill cosby over the past few weeks, more than a half dozen of the accusers have been slapped with these defamation suits. what might his legal team have been d...

And forced this to happen. >> i want to get to joe now, an attorney, he is represents seven of bill cosbys accusers. have you been in touch with the accusers? what can you tell us about how theyre feeling? what can you tell us about what theyre saying without, of course, violating attorney/client privilege? >> yeah. you -- thanks for having me. yeah, the short answer is, yes, i have been in touch with them. and i cant tell you what their reaction is but as ive been listening, you know, the publi...

Suits, is that some sort of legal strategy perhaps? >> i think it was a legal strategy that anticipated that there were going to be criminal charges. and the cosby defense team wants to be able to take depositions. of other accusers. remember, this is just a he said/she said. this is a he said and dozens of others who also said. so, hes got to fight not only a single accuser but a lot of them. it becomes an insurmountable murd burden. i think theres a ruling and whether the testimony of other ac...

Wine. the issue is consent. whether or not at the time of the sexual contact she had the about to consent. so its unusual in the sense that the whole case is going to come down to one issue. >> it sounds like you think that its a weak case. >> its not a strong case. it becomes a strong case if the evidence of the other accusers come in. >> were keeping a close eye on what is happening in california this hour. >> i think the criminal charges are a joke. the problem is that how come a prosecutor w...

Here as well. first of all, just your general reaction to what we saw play out over the past few hours. >> well, as kate said, its been a highly emotional day for me and im sure for all the other women involved. i didnt get to see some of the televised footage of mr. cosby being brought to court or fingerprinted, but i heard about it from some of the other women. >> well, you can see it right now, patricia, if you look at the left side of the monitor there, im sure you can see this video coming ...

To school. if someone is unconscious or if theyre drugged, if theyre -- drank too much, you can have sexual intercourse with them because they cant consent. if bill cosby gave these ladies quaaludes and passed out, couldnt say yes or no, that is not giving consent. oftentimes some sexual predators will say, well, she didnt say no. well, she didnt say yes either. and thats a biggest problem. if she did not say yes, that is a huge problem for cosby. >> all right. lets take a quick break here. when...