But they wouldn't take it under those terms. Some things were overlooked. They wound up writing a story on the attempt to discredit Wigand instead. Trial lawyers also offer documents to reporters, said Calame. They have a huge amount of documents and trade information.
Trial lawyers exchange information among themselves, and often share it with reporters.
It's been happening more and more, he said. Their board is composed mostly of people who are sometimes good scientists, but take minority positions that go against the consensus. They don't disclose their funding sources on their web site, but according to the Christian Science Monitor, they are funded by 2 unidentified conservative organizations. They seem to be engaged in deception, I said. In the real world there are a lot of sources.