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    Legal experts on Alec Baldwin's risky ABC News interview: 'It's really a no-upside situation'

    by Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times Dec 03, 2021 4 minutes

    In his prime-time interview with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, Alec Baldwin tried to convince the public that he was in no way to blame for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie "Rust."

    But the decision to speak on national television during an active criminal investigation, and amid two civil lawsuits, was a highly risky tactic that could compound problems for Baldwin, according to several legal and public relations experts who spoke to the Los Angeles Times.

    Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Neama Rahmani, who is co-founder of the Los Angeles-based firm West Coast Trial Lawyers, called the interview a "mistake" because Baldwin's statements can be used against him in court but will be of no use for the

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