When you are having an interview with a reporter they can some times play tricks on you in order to get you to do something that is not necessarily good. You always have to be careful in interviews and such not to be caught in these traps. This is one example:

We took a rest break, and the reporter went down the hall to the restroom, and my clients were starting to talk a little, and I noticed.I raised one hand, because I noticed that the reporter left the tape recorder running, obviously hoping, of course. It could have been accidental. I suspect that it was trying to catch them saying things with the reporter out of their presence that they wouldn't have said with the reporter in the room.

To learn more about these situations and how to work with reporters read How to Keep the Media Wolves at Bay.
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