I don't necessarily think so. Maraynes also notes that the sudden acceleration claims got wide play in the mainstream press. What Hutchinson recalls from the hours they spent with the taping crew was the repetitive nature of Bradley's questions. We found it awkward to be asked the same question over and over again, some four or five times. It was as though they wanted us to get mad.
Lawyers do it all the time.
But Hutchinson says Bradley kept pounding away at their position. In particular, the Volkswagen officials were shown reciting the explanation that Audi drivers were at fault. A hard-hitting piece of work, it includes interviews with credible, eloquent accident victims, highlighted by a tearful and heartrending Bradosky. The report clearly shows an Audi lurching forward on its own. And it stars Ed Bradley at his prosecutorial best in interviews with the car executives.