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And she also discussed the live rounds and shootings on set, the reckless and cavalier attitude of many of the staff members of the production company. theres also another basis for liability — perhaps baldwin should not have pointed the weapon at hutchins, even though he believed it was unloaded. and he said he didnt pull the trigger, but the fbi says that he did, and theres the question of whether he shouldve cocked the hammer back. so whether its one of these factors or a combination of rec...

Loaded, and she also discussed the live rounds and shootings onset were reckless and cavalier attitude of many of the staff numbers of production happening. theres also other basis for liability — perhaps baldwin should not have pointed the weapon at halyna hutchins, even though he believed it was unloaded. and he said he didnt pull the per worker, but the fbi says he did —— pull the trigger, and theres a question of if he cocked the hammer back. so whether its a question of reckless behav...

Footage from the rehearsal, hi finger is through the trigger guard breaking the frame of his finger. if his finger was in the trigger gart -- if its not in there, you pull the if you then press the hammer, it falls. however, if your finger is on the trigger, and you pull the hammer back, the gun will also fire. i think thats why he was saying he didnt fire it, but his finger was on constant pressure. >> so both things can be true, that he didnt consciously pull a trigger and then pull the hammer...

Else will face criminal charges for the shooting, and cnns chloe melas reports. >> reporter: ten months in and confusion still persists over the sequence of events that led to a deadly shooting on the set of "rust." this week an fbi report concluded this gun could not be fired without the trigger being pulled while the gun was cocked and eventually malfunctioned after internal parts fractured. in his first interview with cnn alec baldwin denies pulling the trigger. >> i never once said, never, t...

In his first interview with cnn, alec baldwin denies pulling the trigger. >> i never once said, never, that the gun went off in my hand automatically. i always said i pulled the hammer back, and i pulled it back as far as i could. i never took a gun and pointed it at somebody and clicked the thing. >> reporter: while waiting for the results of the santa fe county sheriffs office investigation, baldwin said he hired his own investigator. >> that private investigator as you probably know did not h...

Shocked. it is loud. they dont have ear plugs in. the gun was supposed to be empty. i was told i was handed an empty gun. i thought to myself did she faint? the notion that there was a live round in that gun did not dawn on me until about 45 minutes to an hour later. >> the attorney for the assistant director says he maintains he didnt see baldwin pull the trigger and baldwin did not have his finger on the trigger. theatrical firearms safety expert steve wolf says why he finds that not likely. >...

Faint? the notion that there was a live round in that gun did not don on me until about 45 minutes to an hour later. >> the attorney for dave halls maintains he did not see baldwin pulled the trigger and that baldwin did not have his finger on the trigger. steve wolf shows why he thinks thats not likely. >> not plausible. on a single action revolver, when you pull the hammer back, which is an intentional act, click. click. click. click. now the hammer is set. when you pull the hammer back and le...

Trigger. i go, can you see that? can you see that? she says -- and i let go of the hammer of the gun, and the gun goes off. >> reporter: in the moments that followed, complete disbelief. >> everyone is horrified. theyre shocked. its loud. they dont have their earplugs in. the gun was supposed to be empty. i was told i was handed an empty gun. i thought to myself, did she faint? the notion that there was a live round in that gun did not dawn on me until probably 45 minutes to an hour later. >> re...

That baldwin did not have his finger on the trigger. safety expert steve wolf showed why he believes thats not likely. >> not plausible. on a single action revolver, when you pull the hammer back, which is an intentional act, click, click, click, click. now the hammer is set. when you pull the hammer back and let go, as you can see, im not holding this. the hammer doesnt go anywhere. >> reporter: he says if baldwins finger was resting on the trigger when he let go of the hammer -- >> he doesnt h...

Which was outside the trigger guard, he claimed, on the trigger, holding the hammer back, pulling the trigger and it fired. thats the only way it could have happened. >> so when he says he didnt pull the trigger, is he parsing things? what do you think? >> i watched the interview -- yeah. no, no. i watched the interview. from what im seeing, its like the bart simpson defense. he did pull the trigger. everybody pulls the trigger if they want the gun to go off. thats why guns come with triggers. i...