Bruce Lehrmann told a friend he could receive ‘millions’ if named by media in Higgins reports, court hears

Former Liberal staffer also suggested the case would never reach criminal trial because the claims were ‘false’ and ‘they have nothing’

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Bruce Lehrmann told a friend he could receive “millions” in defamation payouts if named in the initial media reports of Brittany Higgins’ allegations of rape, a court has heard.

He also suggested the case would never reach criminal trial because the claims were “false” and “they have nothing”.

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