Prosecutor in Bruce Lehrmann trial admits he ‘misread the situation’ in meeting with Lisa Wilkinson

‘I’m not a publicist. I’m the director of public prosecutions,’ said Shane Drumgold of meeting with Lisa Wilkinson

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The chief prosecutor in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann has admitted he “misread the situation” in a meeting with Lisa Wilkinson discussing her acceptance speech for a Logie award.

But the ACT director of public prosecutions denies making “knowingly false” statements to a court during a push by Lehrmann to halt the case.

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