Mark Bederow
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“There isn't going to be a pardon for the simple reason there is no mechanism by law which would allow said pardon,”
Mark Bederow · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09
Bederow, a criminal defense attorney following the case, said there is no legal mechanism for a pardon in the state case.
“I would hope that if the prosecution is going to try this again, they would find better experts with the proper expertise and who are willing, assuming there's a basis to do so, [to] take the defense expert's testimony and report and explain in English why it lacks any credibility whatsoever,”
Mark Bederow · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09
Bederow told Fox News Digital the prosecution should find better experts to discredit the defense expert's testimony if the case is retried.
“This is a very credible, skilled lawyer, and these comments, I think, lack credibility,”
Mark Bederow · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09
Bederow told Fox News Digital that Reddington is a skilled lawyer but his pardon request comments lack credibility.
“In some level, they lack seriousness because we know it, it's not going to happen — so I don't see the advantage of giving an interview where the only thing people are talking about is Lindsay Clancy's attorney is seeking a pardon or intervention from the president of the United States in the Massachusetts state case.”
Mark Bederow · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09
Bederow questioned the strategic advantage of Reddington seeking presidential intervention in a Massachusetts state case.
“Because if they go forward, they can't win unless the defense expert is entirely and thoroughly discredited, given the way the Massachusetts law puts the burden of proof on the prosecution.”
Mark Bederow · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09
Bederow said the prosecution cannot win a retrial unless the defense expert is entirely discredited under Massachusetts law.