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EDT? nt grasswire Apr 2012 #1
Eastern Daylight Time obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #118
Thanks. This is probably predictable but it'll be interesting to see anyway. nt gateley Apr 2012 #2
Sounds like an all out PR campaign drm604 Apr 2012 #3
The lawyers are setting him up for insanity defense.....nt Evasporque Apr 2012 #150
Talking Points memo reports its his legal team rather than he himself... n/t LanternWaste Apr 2012 #4
What channel? senseandsensibility Apr 2012 #5
Go to the link above. n/t RebelOne Apr 2012 #8
Nothing happening yet. CNN says conflicting information. Hissyspit Apr 2012 #11
Is he going to surrender and plea guilty? Justice wanted Apr 2012 #6
He'd have to be charged with a crime first slackmaster Apr 2012 #24
You don't have to be charged to confess to a crime. nt sudopod Apr 2012 #31
OK, OK, I did it! slackmaster Apr 2012 #49
Ha...ha? nt sudopod Apr 2012 #68
funny, my reaction was Is he leaving the country? robinlynne Apr 2012 #59
Wrong tense... Question is when did he leave the country? nt Xipe Totec Apr 2012 #73
We should have a low-speed chase now, murielm99 Apr 2012 #88
quite possibly. I guess they dont even have photos in the airports, because there is no warrant. robinlynne Apr 2012 #109
That might not be so foolish. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #119
I don't think he should be charged if there is insufficent evidence against him. Vattel Apr 2012 #128
He should be charged in my opinion. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #137
I hope he endorses Romney lame54 Apr 2012 #7
LOL!! JoePhilly Apr 2012 #29
Bwah! Although, a lot of those Republicans probably admire Zimmerman. nt gateley Apr 2012 #41
Maybe he's on the "short list." TahitiNut Apr 2012 #66
ROFL, wait for it.... wait for it..... harun Apr 2012 #76
So far he hasn't shown up...just a phalanx of microphones in an empty park.... rfranklin Apr 2012 #9
Yep. Just guys doing Mike checks. drm604 Apr 2012 #13
His lawyers are resigning becuase they can't find him... rfranklin Apr 2012 #16
He's apparently been a fugitive from reality for years... Along with his dad. freshwest Apr 2012 #53
And his brother... Auntie Bush Apr 2012 #86
I am watching, but nothing happening yet. RebelOne Apr 2012 #10
His lawyers say he is not showing and they are withdrawing counsel. n/t RebelOne Apr 2012 #22
I think its time to stop kidding ourselves... Boabab Apr 2012 #12
i don't believe that. barbtries Apr 2012 #62
I hope you're right, but am highly suspicious Boabab Apr 2012 #71
Has the autopsy report been published? If so, where? JDPriestly Apr 2012 #120
The autopsy results have not been made public, nor has it been leaked.... yet. Boabab Apr 2012 #142
If he skates, there will be millions of angry americans in the streets. robinlynne Apr 2012 #110
As they should be gopiscrap Apr 2012 #121
yep. and that tends barbtries Apr 2012 #140
Yah he will. DA has an easy case now, getting easier by the day. harun Apr 2012 #77
Suddenly there are so many people on DU who are trying to discourage people. Telling us to give up. drm604 Apr 2012 #79
Here's the relevant part of the leak. Its from Infowars Boabab Apr 2012 #87
If, as I have read, the clock starts ticking as soon as he is formally charged, then it is better tblue37 Apr 2012 #99
What clock are you talking about? former9thward Apr 2012 #112
The letter that Zimmerman supposedly wrote? The one that no one heard about until last week? csziggy Apr 2012 #136
there was a you tube video of this beating MsFlorida Apr 2012 #139
Perhaps you could provide a link to your posits. cliffordu Apr 2012 #114
Nothing left for this story but damage control & PR spin Blaze Diem Apr 2012 #134
His two lawyers are withdrawing as his counsel XanaDUer Apr 2012 #14
He's suspending his Presidential Campaign. Pilotguy Apr 2012 #15
With Frothy out, there's now room for someone to come into the race from the Right. He has the NRA. leveymg Apr 2012 #72
there's now room for someone to come into the race from the Right. AlbertCat Apr 2012 #106
Attorneys are withdrawing as counsel for Zimmerman. Have lost contact with him. maddezmom Apr 2012 #17
I wonder if Bill O'Reilly's legal team have taken him on. Or Rupert or Inshanity's freshwest Apr 2012 #57
Whoa! drm604 Apr 2012 #18
LOST CONTACT!?! Or did the SOB slip out of the freaking country?! Justice wanted Apr 2012 #19
Attorney said he is in the country. n/t RebelOne Apr 2012 #38
BUT they have not physically seen him. And I wonder IF he is going to slip out of the country. Justice wanted Apr 2012 #40
Since there is no warrant for his arrest, I guess he could just leave, period. robinlynne Apr 2012 #63
His Mom is Peruvian....wonder if he has some family there willing to hide him... Pachamama Apr 2012 #83
They are withdrawing as counsel due to "lost contact"! bluedigger Apr 2012 #20
Or merely *lost control* of the walking time bomb... freshwest Apr 2012 #58
Zimmerman's Gone Rogue. Pilotguy Apr 2012 #21
... Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #32
From his domestic assault records on the net, he went rogue years ago. Like Mad Dog rogue. freshwest Apr 2012 #60
no contact with Zimmerman since Sunday maddezmom Apr 2012 #23
has called Sean Hannity and the Prosecutors office without legal counsel maddezmom Apr 2012 #30
And Sean, the poster child for *The Boys From Brazil* will take care of him, alright. freshwest Apr 2012 #64
Hannity defended the guilty cop who assaulted Abner Louima, so it's a natural fit Adenoid_Hynkel Apr 2012 #74
Yeah, that's right. Vermin stick together. Until they get a better deal. freshwest Apr 2012 #92
Called Sean Hannity. drm604 Apr 2012 #25
I wonder if he's left the country XanaDUer Apr 2012 #26
One attorney said that he was still in the country and didn't know where he was, RebelOne Apr 2012 #44
Yeah that stuck out to me, too. calimary Apr 2012 #103
Left the state? HooptieWagon Apr 2012 #141
global grind says he's gone from Florida but not the US Pat Riot Apr 2012 #149
Zimmerman's legal team says they are withdrawing as counsel. Details. Akoto Apr 2012 #27
His Attorney just said he's been talking to Hannity Thrill Apr 2012 #28
He talked to Hannity on the air? senseandsensibility Apr 2012 #33
He didn't. Akoto Apr 2012 #35
Did I hear correctly the PAYPAL site on Real George Zimmerman is going DIRECTLY to George?! Justice wanted Apr 2012 #34
I believe they said it was going to his father. n/t Akoto Apr 2012 #36
I thought the orginal one set up with these two was set up with his father BUT the one on the George Justice wanted Apr 2012 #37
that is how I heard it as well maddezmom Apr 2012 #51
Withdrawing lawyers think that Z may have cracked up. amandabeech Apr 2012 #39
For people who claim to no longer represent him drm604 Apr 2012 #42
It'll pay off for them. Mariana Apr 2012 #82
After watching multiple xxqqqzme Apr 2012 #138
He says he doesn't know where Zimmerman is drm604 Apr 2012 #43
Anyone else think this whole thing sounds fishy? drm604 Apr 2012 #45
I don't know sakabatou Apr 2012 #47
fishy stonecutter357 Apr 2012 #55
you're right. Why would they even speak about it if they withdraw as counsel? robinlynne Apr 2012 #65
Because they don't want to be associated with the guy. harun Apr 2012 #78
Defending him in front of the cameras for 40 minutes drm604 Apr 2012 #91
you can't buy publicity like that.. frylock Apr 2012 #111
oh it sounded to me like they are begging him to come back. robinlynne Apr 2012 #107
Because they want keep his "business"? 99th_Monkey Apr 2012 #105
I'm with you. they entioned the apyapl account and that the moeny is going to george, when it was su robinlynne Apr 2012 #108
He sure is proving he does not do what he is told. And for him to appleannie1 Apr 2012 #46
Some of his best friends are black. drm604 Apr 2012 #48
They say they no longer represent him drm604 Apr 2012 #50
Attacking the press now. drm604 Apr 2012 #52
The attorney is using all the old talking points in Zimmerman's defense. RebelOne Apr 2012 #54
Now defending the SYG law. drm604 Apr 2012 #56
45 minutes of vociferously defending someone he "no longer represents". drm604 Apr 2012 #61
just when this story had almost run out of twists Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #67
Zimmerman lost contact TahitiNut Apr 2012 #69
Why attorneys continue to talk in front of cameras? jeanmarc Apr 2012 #70
Arrest him! Arrest his father, his "friends", all of them... SamG Apr 2012 #75
How could you arrest his father and friends? drm604 Apr 2012 #84
don't question irrational statements on here...... it just causes trouble... IamK Apr 2012 #97
Wouldn't be an arrest. It would be lying in court if it gets there. They're lying in public now. freshwest Apr 2012 #152
Can't wait for Hannity to be subpoenaed as a witness! SunSeeker Apr 2012 #80
That would be something else! freshwest Apr 2012 #93
this is now moving into the realm of the truly strange arely staircase Apr 2012 #81
It's so stupid, it has to be an intentional charade. No one is that clueless. freshwest Apr 2012 #94
I don't know which is worse -- coeur_de_lion Apr 2012 #146
It's been so bizarre, that without the footage from the police station, I'd doubt he ever existed. freshwest Apr 2012 #147
I think you are right about his father's influence coeur_de_lion Apr 2012 #151
Let me guess. They didn't take his gun - or his passport? polichick Apr 2012 #85
Probably right on both counts Boabab Apr 2012 #89
The local police actually did take in his gun as evidence the night of the shooting. amandabeech Apr 2012 #100
Zimmerman Can Buy Another Gun If He Wants AndyTiedye Apr 2012 #129
Thanks for the post. I hadn't thought of that. amandabeech Apr 2012 #131
I am Afraid the Rethuglicans Might Want Exactly That AndyTiedye Apr 2012 #135
typical repuke coward. Javaman Apr 2012 #90
There will be a line of Jose Baez' vying for the chance. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #115
Why would Z not contact his lawyers but decide instead to call a talk show host? DCBob Apr 2012 #95
..because he no longer needs his counsel, because they already know he won't be charged Blaze Diem Apr 2012 #101
I dont think so. DCBob Apr 2012 #104
This man killed a child in cold blood. It is not up to us to determine why. Race doesn't matter. earcandle Apr 2012 #96
Right. The case is about one man and one teenager and what happened on JDPriestly Apr 2012 #122
Sure looks like an admission of guilt GreydeeThos Apr 2012 #98
long marshall gaines Apr 2012 #102
"Color" zimmerman gone....He left the country before Easter solarman350 Apr 2012 #113
Accomplices to what? Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #116
Just saw on TV, special prosecuter to hold news conf within 72 hrs rainbow4321 Apr 2012 #117
They probably disagreed with the website Catherine Vincent Apr 2012 #123
He doesn't need a lawyer...they are letting him go Redford Apr 2012 #124
Yup, he's walking. Justice has left the building. nt Boabab Apr 2012 #143
He might be in Peru (his mom's Peruvian) SunSeeker Apr 2012 #125
ding ding ding nt Evasporque Apr 2012 #144
That would make sense. n/t Ganja Ninja Apr 2012 #145
Not surprising Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #126
Yes, and the website and media contacts-- janx Apr 2012 #127
He's acting very much like a guilty person. tabasco Apr 2012 #130
He's a 2016 GOP hopeful. Beartracks Apr 2012 #132
I have been listening to all the MSNBC shows tonight and the lawyers may say they are quitting jwirr Apr 2012 #133
His Attorneys are just muddying the waters ... ... bayareaboy Apr 2012 #148
??Zimmerman to be charged this p.m. ???? Smilo Apr 2012 #153
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