After the lawyers on both sides have made their first submissions, the next step is to present the evidence. In fact, it is through the questioning of witnesses that he corroborates his views in his first submission.

As a plaintiff, and in a defamation lawsuit, Link is bound to act as a witness in this link. Even if Matthew doesn't list him as a witness, the defense attorney will.

At this stage, lawyers on both sides may provide evidence that has not appeared before, and that the testimony of witnesses cannot be used as evidence in the case.

Matthew's first witness was the psychiatrist that Link had found in Seattle.

After the psychiatrist took the oath according to the procedure, Matthew only began to ask questions with the judge's permission. Of course, his questions are inclined to Link, such as Link's condition, what caused it, what harm it will be, and so on.

The psychiatrist's testimony was indeed very favorable to Link.

However, after Matthew asked, it was the turn of the defense lawyer to cross-question: "Dr. Kerry, you can prove it from your resume." You've been a psychiatrist for twelve years. Have you ever misdiagnosed?"

"No!" Matthew said to the judge as soon as he heard this. "The question of the defense lawyer has nothing to do with this case!"

The defense lawyer immediately said, "No, it has a lot to do with this case." According to the testimony of the witnesses just now, we need to know whether there is a possibility that the plaintiff has been misdiagnosed, or what is the probability of misdiagnosis. ”

The witness must answer this question. ”

The psychiatrist calmly said, "No." At least, I haven't had any misdiagnosis complaints. ”

"However, I have a case here. The defense lawyer produced a document. "This is the case of a patient in Huazhou. Dr. Kerry, see if it's a patient you've treated?"

Matthew saw that the psychiatrist took the case and looked at it, and his face turned white. He knew something was wrong.

I only heard the psychiatrist's somewhat astringent voice say, "It's the patient I once treated." "He can't admit it, it has his signature on it.

In this case, Dr. Kerry diagnosed a bachelor patient with paranoid schizophrenia. The patient was arrested by the police after killing a child and eventually committed suicide. Before the suspect committed suicide, he was identified by the police as a paranoid mental disorder. It's true that you're not completely lying, and it's true that no one has ever complained to you about a misdiagnosis. But that's because no one will complain to you. Not that you haven't misdiagnosed. ”

The psychiatrist was sweating in his head.

The defense lawyer turned to the judge and said, "In view of the obvious signs of perjury on the part of the witness, I ask the jury not to include the witness testimony in evidence." ”

The judge thought about it for a moment and agreed to his request. The jury was asked to ignore the psychiatrist's testimony. This left Matthew without even a chance to make amends.

Link was also a little crying and laughing. But he really can't help it. He pretended to be depressed and found a psychiatrist. As a result, this psychiatrist seems to be very powerful, and he did misdiagnose it.

It's just that he really didn't expect that this doctor had also had the experience of misdiagnosis before. What's more, the doctor also lied when he testified in court.

Under U.S. law, if a witness's testimony is proven to be perjury, all testimony is considered incredible.

The psychiatrist's testimony that he was indeed suffering from depression was invalid. Of course, that doesn't completely overturn the fact that he once suffered from depression. Because that case is still evidence. Dr. Nakri is still legally recognized.

The next thing is for him to "testify".

Matthew asked him the agreed questions, mainly about the distress he had suffered after the defendant's non-defamatory remarks.

The defense lawyer, of course, was not so polite: "Mr. Hans, your case proves that you suffer from mild depression. Are you sure you're doing it for the reasons stated in this case?"

"Yes, I'm sure!"

"Beforehand, were you sure you had no symptoms prior to the time described in this case?"

"I'm sure not!"

"Are you sure the cause of the disease is because of the social pressures you're experiencing?"

"Yes!"

The defense lawyer took out a document and said: "I remember the tax evasion suspect incident and last year, when you signed a wind power contract with China, you also found pressure from the Internet and public opinion. Do you remember whether it was the two times when there were more media and netizens who opposed you, or was it more in the time described in this case?"

Normally, Link should have said "I don't remember". However, Link thought that he must have some kind of backhand for asking this, and said, "The first two times are more." ”

The defense lawyer didn't seem to expect him to say this, and paused before continuing to express his opinion: "It turns out that the plaintiff also clearly remembers that he faced more social pressure before than after my client made inappropriate remarks. Ladies and gentlemen, I have a copy of the data here. The above data proves that in the case of tax evasion suspects, a total of 220 media outlets published reports that had a negative impact on the plaintiffs, and a considerable number of them were very vehement. After my client made inappropriate remarks, only 98 public opinion published reports that had a negative impact on the plaintiff. Three years ago, the plaintiff was very motivated to fight against the Federal Tax Service. Three years later, he was more mature, but he switched to depression because of lighter social pressures. ”

At this point, he turned to Link and asked, "Mr. Hans, do you think this makes sense? Answer me, yes or no!"

"Against!" Matthew said loudly, standing up. "There are misleading terms in the defense question!" common sense is not law.

The judge agreed with his objection: "Defense lawyer, watch the way you ask your questions!" before turning to Link. "Witnesses don't need to answer this question!"

Link bowed his head to the judge and said, "Thank you, Judge." However, the defense raised this issue to challenge me as a falsified case, and I applied to be presented in court. ”

Matthew was stunned for a moment, usually whether it is the plaintiff or the defendant, in court, he will not take the initiative to say anything. This is something that the lawyer has explained many times before going to court. Of course he told Link. He really didn't understand what Link was thinking.

And by this time the judge had already nodded and said, "Permission!"

Link said, "Thank you, Judge!"

He looked at the jury and said: "The defense lawyer wants to prove that I suffer from depression with data, but people are not businesses, they are not machines, and even current science is difficult to completely decipher the human body, and I don't think that people can be completely analyzed with simple data." ”

"Three years ago, I was just a hairy kid. I feel like I'm rich and I'm a big guy. There's nothing you can't bear. Last year, because I signed a wind power contract with a Chinese company, I was also under severe social pressure. At first, I didn't care about it at all. Because I think one person can handle it. But soon, I realized that I was wrong. My brother Cox Hans had his arm broken because of this, and my friend Bill Pressley, a black man, was run over by racists on a motorcycle while fighting for me, and he nearly died. ”

Link puffed out his chest and exclaimed, "I'm not worried about my personal safety. I'm also not afraid to take on social pressure alone. But I was afraid that my family would be hurt by it. My friend, Flren Pitt from Wall Street in New York. He told me in the tax evasion suspect incident three years ago that his daughter was severely troubled in her studies and life because he was listed as a suspect. His daughter questioned him on the phone why he was evading taxes.

"My daughter was two years old at the time. But she's cute and smart. She's my little angel, and I'm afraid to hear her ask me, 'Daddy, are you a thief?'" he paused and said. "I was more afraid that she would be physically harmed like my brother Cox and my friend Bill Pressley. ”

At this point, Donald, who stared at the dock, said: "Three years ago, I became rich because of gambling, and when I was slandered for tax evasion, I was looked down upon for thinking that it was a means for me to get rich, so I didn't get the corresponding social recognition." So, I started to expand my business, especially after my lovely daughter came to me, I started to do charity, hoping to be recognized by more people. ”

He even saw Donald's sneering eyes.

He sneered in front of everyone and said, "But, I found out that I was wrong. I have continued to accumulate wealth, but I have never been recognized by someone like Mr. Donald, the defendant. I have never heard of a billionaire with assets of more than $5 billion being slandered by anyone outside the media. I have never heard of a slanderer who continues to make slanderous remarks after being explicitly warned or even sued by the slanderer. ”

"That made me feel the real hostility of a certain class towards me! Three years has indeed made me mature a lot, but it has also made me more aware that money is not the most important thing. Yes, after three years, I matured. So as I got more money, I had love, and I had a lovely daughter, I was really getting more and more timid. ”

They succeeded in making me wonder if I was rich and low-key, and I would not be accepted because of the color of my skin. I am, so will my daughter be like that? Her eyes are beautiful sky blue, but her skin is yellow like mine! I am afraid that she will be like me, she has been discriminated against since she was a child, regardless of how well she is doing! So I am afraid, so I have insomnia, so I am depressed!"

His words silenced the court. His words are not just as simple as testimony, but on the side accusing the United States of serious racial discrimination, even a top rich man can't escape!

In the eyes of the observers, he was not a passionate speech, but it also seemed to show his true feelings. And the "certain class" he accuses does not need to be thought of to refer to the elite who rule American society.

And most importantly, he came up with the term "racial discrimination", which easily impressed the black members of the jury.

The defense lawyer immediately thought of this, and he secretly regretted it in his heart. He just pressed Link, just to see if he could make him show himself, at least to make the jury think that he had suffered less damage, so that Donald could pay less compensation.

But now Link's words not only made several black jurors believe that he had been seriously psychologically damaged. This case has risen to the level of racial discrimination. This would put Donald at a disadvantage in public opinion.