Alex Murdaugh’s lawyer, Richard Harpootlian, took to the South Carolina Senate floor today and spoke about the family murders case that shocked the low country. Harpootlian said he received hate mail as a result of representing Murdaugh, with one person wishing he gets “rectal cancer.†The Senator stood firm in his stance to represent the disgraced lawyer, saying he took an oath to do what was in his client’s best interest. The Law&Crime Network’s Angenette Levy has the details.
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He seems like a creep
So much for "innocent until proven guility". Still a thing in this country.
Gawd just SHUT UP ðŸ¤Â
The whole lot of them are corrupt!
The rudest man I’ve ever seen. A very colorful character?! Naw he’s just rude & disrespectful. Thinks he can talk down to a judge and then “say sorry for the record†thinks he can talk down to the prosecutors and “apologize for the record†He talks like he is better than everyone else. He’s rude.
It’s like you said Harpoo, “maybe I’m getting to old for thisâ€Â! Yea I’d say you are!! Step down and quit belittling people. I would agree though, no one deserves being threatened
The people should elect judges, not have the legislature appoint them. There are too many senators who are also criminal defense attorneys who work on appointing these judges. Judge Newman doesn’t care what senator/defense attorney comes before him but that can’t be said of all SC judges. This is the ONLY state in the US where a committee made up of state legislators appoint judges. I think we have learned that it’s pretty easy to be corrupt in South Carolina for attorneys. This should be the clue that WE THE PEOPLE should elect the criminal court, family court, magistrate judges!
This is a Senator? He just proved himself corrupt!
2:14 please report theses emails to police
0:01 Harpootlian sounds angry maybe cause he lost the case? These folks knew they were going to be on tv for the whole world to see Harpootlian you old fool. You should not resort to being so rude to them cause they wanted to attended court and were willing to wait you sound very unprofessional. You're the one that needs help with understanding how the world works now you old timer. You lost the case and you're going to loose your appeal cause your client is a P0$ murderer.
I honestly don't care what happens to any of these Murdaugh's, that includes Alex, Buster, and all their extended family members. I wish the worst for all of them! With regards to the death of Stephan Smith it's interesting to hear that Alex's brother Randy Murdaugh was so quickly on the scene after Stephans death and offering his legal services for free too.
Most counties in the south have deep and long histories of corruption. These good ole boys were unable to cover it up. BELIEVE ME
im offended by calling people names weird man and very rude
Murdaugh should have received the death penalty.
This is what happens when trials become TV entertainment. They should never have allowed the trial to be televised and courts should not allow it going forward.
It's beyond me why the Defense didn't ask for a different venue.
He is a total embarassment on so many levels. I wouldnt hire him.
That’s what he’s using the senate floor for?? After he puffed up his chest and made this big-ego statement about not doing this very thing, there he is on stage, in all hypocrisy. 🙄
What are you thinking! Your client buried himself
While it is quite understandable how Mr. Harpootlian would now want to be Crying in his Beer.
However, it is disrespectful and even more unethical to bring his legal wounds to the Floor of OUR U.S. Senate to air them out.
Mr. Harpootlian … Please let's not forget that we are a nation of Laws and Order… eh?
We all have to take responsibility for the consequences of our decisions.
Oh cry me a River
Shecky Harpo 😂
I don't believe this attorney one little bit; I think he saw how (initially) Alex Murdoch got sympathy when he seeked it and thought he'd try the same plot by claiming he'd had death threats. He really was a piece of crap all through the trial and completely disrespectful to many people.
I’m not saying it’s the right thing to do, but anytime there’s a high profile trial like this one, either the District Attorney or the lawyers are going to get bad remarks on the Internet. He needs to just get over it and quit reading comments.
At one time , he was a top Attorney. I feel he’s embarrassed for loosing.
Big Papa Randolph Murdaugh was also a crook & was the mentor and protector of Alex Murdaugh..Papa Bear always helped Alex & his sons to get away with crime..Even if Papa Murdaugh did not exactly know of Alex's schemes he always got his back..When Papa Bear was out of the picture, Thats when Alex's schemes started to crumble
everyone’s bringing up the video that somehow confirms his guilt..? i guess no one really watched the actual trial they just see everyone else talk about the video and think oh well that must be it. IMO there’s so much more to this. and the fact that he was found guilty in only 3 hours completely destroys my hope in the judicial system. Guilty means confirmed beyond any reasonable doubt. I strongly believe AM did not do this but he knows who did.
Harpootlian should sing a Willie Nelson as he has same voice. Kept thinking heard that voice before as very distinct
I kept wondering who this attorney for Alex Murdaugh sounds like and think his voice sounds like Willie Nelson. Willie has a distinct voice. Listen to it and Willies and see for yourself.
No, we really have nothing else to do in the Netherlands,😂
He’s obviously bitter because he did a crappy job and alienated the juror because he was so heartless and cruel with some of his questions. Mr. Big shot fell on his face on one of his last trails and made a fool of himself. He’s part of the good ole boys network that fell apart after Alex lost his mind
He tried to protect a murdaugher…
Why not blame Alex for this case? He got on stand and was not credible and could not convince the jury of his innocents. The judge knew Alex was guilty (weave of lies). Alex can't remember the last conversation with Maggie and Paul, but can remember other details about the case.
Literally every prosecutor or defense attorney or any counterpart to them are going to get these things from 50% of their cases. Unsurprisingly, it'll be from the people they beat or the lunatics that think making these threats is a good idea.
I'm glad he has a sword behind him just in case Rafe from Uncharted 4 or Captain Cook comes in and he had to defend has honour
I don’t believe in sending death threats no matter how infuriated on is. None of them are with joining prison for making terroristic threats!
This attorney spent weeks attacking SLED (don’t get me wrong they made mistakes and they didn’t adhere to the same protocols that everyone else should be held to which needs to be fixed) and the same law enforcement he pretty much corrupt and unprofessional he probably would want to investigate threats made to him. He could have been critical but the defense focused so much on SLED you would have thought they were on trial for murder!
He’s such a POS! Hopefully plenty of SC folks were watching his true colors shine and will vote his @$$ out!
Now Alex is guilty good luck but he is guilty .. and he will be sitting in prison for rest of his life where he belongs
Yea people need to get a life . Don’t threaten lives of attorneys or senators for representing defense or prosecution etc etc . Ridiculous . All have the right for defense . No one deserves harassment or threats !
Is this the purpose of the state senate session!!!????!!?!!??
Certainly inappropriate to discuss the trial on the Senate floor. But then it is him.
Lawyer are the biggest money makers, and you are still milking this. Remember this is not your penis
Is his job, leave him alone…