Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice-presidential nominee, was unmoved when a former New York Times editor apologized for his emotional remarks during a libel hearing.
The New York Times reported that James Bennet apologized to Palin in tears on Thursday during a libel hearing over an editorial published by the newspaper in 2017.
Palin sued The Arizona Republic in 2017 for an editorial that incorrectly linked Palin’s political action committee with a mass shooting that critically injured Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) and killed six others.
The Times acknowledged that the editorial was incorrect but quickly corrected its “honest error.”
Bennet, choking with emotion on the witness stand, said: “I blew this.” “I made a mistake.”
Palin did not appear impressed. She is due to testify in court next week. She brushed off the apology and left the courthouse.
Let’s see how long ago the lie was. She asked, before declining to comment further. She got into a car and drove to the airport.
Palin’s attorney criticized the Times for not apologizing to Palin for the false statements made in the editorial on Tuesday.
Attorney Shane Vogt stated that the people involved in this case “just couldn’t bring it themselves to apologize for making a mistake against Governor Palin.”
Before lunch on Thursday, Jed S. Rakoff informed lawyers that Bennet offered Palin a “heartfelt and moving” apology.
A jury ruled against Palin in February 2022. However, the 2nd U.S. The Manhattan Circuit Court of Appeals revived the case last year, citing Rakoff’s errors.
Palin, then 61, filed a lawsuit against the Times in 2017 for damages that were not specified. She claimed the Times had damaged her career and reputation as a political analyst with an editorial published about gun control after U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La..) was injured when a man who has a long history of anti-GOP activities opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in Washington.
