03-17-2022, 09:16 PM
(03-17-2022, 09:02 PM)Tyler Wrote: The public statement implies it was much more than that.
"Separately, Mr. Nelson refused to cooperate with the investigators that were looking into his behavior." Note that this detail was presented in the context of discussing the independent investigators who found the accusations to be fabricated.
One interpretation is that Donnie knew the allegations were false all along and refused to cooperate when the investigators started probing his involvement. With things going scorched earth now, I have a feeling the truth will come out soon enough.
When a company launches an investigation using outside lawyers, some view it as a move to cover their asses and to try to hide the real dirt behind a veil of attorney-client privilege. (I can’t say I disagree with that view, though certainly there are exceptions. Even a well-intentioned company is likely to follow counsel’s advice, conduct an “outside” investigation, and claim privilege to the extent they can.)
All this to say, I wouldn’t blame Donnie one bit for declining to cooperate. If you were in a legal dispute, would you volunteer to sit down with the other side’s lawyers and answer all their questions, without them agreeing to do the same for your lawyers?
That said, I’m not trying to defend Donnie here. His retaliation claim sounds really weird as noted above. So weird that I’m tempted to call it bogus. (But I’m not calling it bogus, in part cause I haven’t even read it. Too much like real work.)