Full interview: 'Rust' trial prosecutor who quit maintains Baldwin 'horseplay' on set | Cuomo 

Integrity and morals. Two words you don't hear much anymore. Bravo for Mrs. Johnson.

“My job is not to get a conviction, my job is to put the evidence in front of the jury.” I wish more prosecutors actually understood and believed that. Their job is to seek justice, not ramp up their conviction rate so they can make their way to becoming a judge.

Three cheers for Erlinda Johnson for having the courage to do the right thing

Chris, dude, stop interrupting people right in the middle of a sentence.

So, Morrisey lied on the stand when asked about why Erlinda quit.

I GIVE THAT LADY SO MUCH RESPECT IF MORE OF OUR POLITICIANS HAD THAT MUCH INTEGRITY., WE WOULD HAVE A MUCH BETTER COUNTRY

I am _not_ an Alec Baldwin fan, but this seems like the correct decision by the judge. Also, brava to this prosecutor who resigned for ethical and moral reasons!

Kari Morrissey was overzealous. It seems her ego got the better of her. I feel for Halyna Hutchins' family for not getting the justice they deserved.

This is an admirable act from Prosecutor Erlinda Johnson. Inspiring woman. ❤

Coumo should let her finish speaking. Annoying how he kept interrupting her. I want to her what she has to say, not him.

A breath of fresh air…integrity and honesty.Thank you for reminding me that it does exist.

She did the right thing. Historic interview. Well done.

This lady is what justice is all about. Politicians should take note....

i like her as a prosecutor... you don't have to be a nasty jerk to prosecute a trial

Culpability for negligent discharge of a gun is not the point - the point is the prosecutor did not disclose exculpatory evidence to defense counsel. Unethical and dishonest. Cheating. This woman is spot-on correct.

Erlinda, we really admired you during the trial and even more so when you saw wrongs being done and left than start and participate. I'm only had we didn't get to see you lawyer more. Thanks for sharing your side so we can get the full story! Put sunlight on the corruption and lies wherever it is!

After watching how pathetic and unethical the prosecution was in the Karen Read trial, Erlinda Ocampo Johnson gave me some faith that there are good prosecutors who understands that their role is to pursue justice and not convictions. We need more of her ilk in the justice system. I wish her a great successful law career.

Word is she’s known for her integrity. Makes sense for her to jump ship when she’s been blinded sided by that witch

Chris, asking the prosecutor if she was an Alec Baldwin fan is immaterial. That doesn’t matter. A woman was killed on the job bc of reckless behavior.

If only all prosecutors were this ethical! With what we have seen lately, in courts, this was refreshing. My heart felt sympathy for Helena’s family.

With the stuff going on in the USA at the moment, it is fanatstic to see someone with 100% conviction for thier moral and proffessional integrity.

I agree. She has high morals, values, and ethics.

Morrissey’s reputation is beyond tarnished.

If Alex Baldwin didn't have the resources to acquire the level of legal defense he had this case would never have been thrown out. Most poor defendants would have pleaded out never knowing all the exculpatory evidence available to them.

An attorney with integrity…how refreshing…. I hope she. Isn’t given any grief by the legal society or the public.

So refreshing to hear someone be accountable, have morals and ethics and live by them.

❤She is a refreshing change in the criminal justice system.

I'm impressed, my job is not to get a conviction but to present all evidence to a jury!!!

Can he stop interrupting her and just let her speak!!!😅

Good to hear someone with integrity and who is willing to be straightforward.

It is great to see this lawyer has integrity with strong moral and ethical principles.😃

So obviously Morrissey lied AGAIN.

I have an immense amount of respect for Erlinda for her decision, she stood by her morals and did the right thing! It’s a shame that the case had been thrown out due to the horrible decision making from Morrissey.

She was DOPE TO COME ON HERE! I tip my hat to this kickass DA! I give her maddddd respect! She is a real one!

We need more Prosecutors like her. BRAVO!

I can't believe the state wasted everyone's time and tax dollars on this case. Good on the judge for dismissing this!

Chris, people keep missing the reason this is so important. This actually provides an answer of how the killing occurred in the first place.The key is regarding the silver vs brass primers. Remember, Seth-Kenny provided the training, guns AND ammo to Hanna. Seth-Kenny outsourced the ammo reloads (if you are not a gun guy, or country girl, you will think the only way you get a bullet is to buy one off the shelf, in a prepackaged box), this is not so. People who shoot a lot make their own bullets which are called reloads. RELOADS significantly reduce ammo costs as you reuse the most expensive part of the bullet..aka jacket. You then add either dummy content or LIVE content, place a primer around it and you get a new bullet. The bullets on the Rust set were reloads, facts already established. The reloads were outsourced from Joe (there is his name in evidence). Joe was known to use both BRASS OR SILVER primers and was not consistent in which he used for dummy and which he used for LIVE rounds.IF Hanna was taught that all silver primers were dummies, she would only be half right, half of the time. Remember this new evidence is key because it was said to be from the same BATCH of reloads sent to the Rust site. DOES NOT MATTER IF IT EVER ENTERED THE RUST SITE. This would prove the inconsistency in primer usage and perhaps point to the true failure in the safety process. Hanna could never have been able to tell simply by looking at the bullet to determine if it was a dummy or not since no consistency in the primers existed. She would have to pick it up and shake it. IF Hanna was taught that silver primers, for example, were always dummy rounds but that she should shake them as an “extra” assurance (whatever that means), then you can see that the safety failure on the Rust Site occurred way before filming and way up in the supply sourcing chain. It at least explains how someone died.

She needs to talk to Lally about ethics and morals! Thank you for standing your ground!!!!

As an American, this Woman Prosecutor is an incredible, Stand Up Person. Thank You to Ms. Erlinad Johnson for being the ethical person you are. It's not a matter of whether he or she is guilty or not, it should be based on true honesty and complete transparency. Becaucus of Ms. Johnson, true honor has been restored into the judicial system we all live with. It was a Very Brave and Righteous move. Good Luck to her and Congratulations. She did very well indeed. - Cheers from NYC♥

she's a quality Lady , wish more people had her ethics

What a wonderful woman. She nailed it when she said she had a moral obligation. This is something that appears to be lacking in many who have such important roles in our institutions.

Don't get it twisted. A woman was needlessly murdered. Where is the justice for Halyna Hutchins? If that were you or me, we'd be in jail now.

this lawyer should be on the supreme court. her honesty ( whether she be republican or democrat ) is beyond reproach. she would put gorsutch, kavanaugh, thomas and alito to shame.

I hope Erlinda is a Judge someday!

I am absolutely incensed. how do you suppress evidence from the defense? You are supposed to be seeking justice! That’s why I chose law. Because if somebody is going to be guilty it’s going to be because of jury found them guilty! What an absolute joke. Thank you to this prosecutor! Because she absolutely is the only person on that team with integrity.

In reality there has to be missing evidence, for or against the person charged, in every case. This doesn't change the fact that that he WAS reckless in handling a "real" weapon. The result was a woman died. Going after who made the live rounds appear on the set and who placed them into the gun is vital. Also responsible are the ones who were charged with inspecting the gun before it was used. Still, I think the heaviest burden has to on the one who pointed this gun at people and pulled the trigger. Americans do not take gun safety serious enough. Not in our laws for owning and possession of them Nor in our Courts involving gun violence.

She’s amazing! She has way more credibility than Morrissey and she can hold her high and sleep well. Erlinda was well respected at the start and still is. Thank you for doing the right thing!! Spike Lee would be proud 🎉

My interest in this case and what happened yesterday in court is strong enough for me to actually watch Chris Cuomo! 😮

How come people are shocked at her for doing the right and obvious thing?

Chris’ face when she says “I have moral obligations”…..LOLOLOL what a concept, huh Chris 😂😂

This lady should be a judge or the DA for a big city. Corruption with cops and courts is running wild in the US.

Great Interview guys. Really clears up the "oh she resigned because she didnt agree for the motion to be public" BS 💩

Respect for this lady. She has ethics!

The prosecution seriously dropped the ball but I still believe that Alec Baldwin is a real POS. He’s probably learned ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. He will now continue to do as he does on a movie set. Hopefully he won’t kill anyone else in whatever is left of his career. Justice will now not 100% prevail for those killed and injured. I bet Alec doesn’t lose a moments sleep over that either.

Integrity, morals and conviction. What a woman!! Thank you. 🙏

Erlinda needs to be the top prosecutor - she has integrity, unlike Morrisey

Why do you not have people like this in the Highest Court?

This attorney restores my faith in the legal World that there are some attorneys with ethics👩‍⚖️

CHEERS 🥂🍾 to you Erlinda! Your a TRUE PRO 👏👏👏👏👏

❤ I admire her honesty & ethics! I know it took strength & courage to do the right thing and we are proud of her!

Her integrity is as clear as day. Shame to the prosecution for withholding evidence to get a conviction rather than allowing for the law and equity take its course. The sad thing is that victim’s family will not get the closure they very much needed. May her soul rest in peace.

Chris. STOP interrupting your guests and let them complete their sentences...something you should have learned 50 years ago when you were in high school.

So, the question wasn't really answered about what is the "standard" for allowing evidence in? So does this mean that on ANY case for ANY crime, ANY person can just drop off something to the police and say "this" was used in said crime and prosecutors HAVE to include it in their case? Even if that "evidence" had gone through FBI testing and proved not to be part of the evidence or related to the crime? Also, this "evidence" was seen but NOT used in Guiterrez-Reed's case (which for one thing, shows that all these people DID KNOW about this evidence before yesterday??) so why would they use it in Baldwin's case?

All they needed to do was disclose the evidence and moved forward with their case that alec acted recklessly! It’s amazing how morriseys ego kept her from doing that.

This lawyer is amazing!!! I give her so much respect. Being from NM. This has been crazy for our state. Much respect!!!

At the end of the day the prosecution screwed up and Alec Baldwin gets away with murder. Wow! Morrisey should be held accountable.

She's delightfully principled. How refreshing. 🏆

Right off the back of the Karen Read case, this has been a bad few weeks for the American justice system. Prosecutors in both cases seemingly manipulating evidence to get the result they want rather than following the facts. Both of them totally unapologetic and obstinate after being found out (Morrisey, in this case, not this lady, obviously).

Yes, nobody wants a prosecutorial team that has an axe to grind. This woman’s co-council had it out for Baldwin.

Mrs. Ocampo Johnson is the epitome of justice, professionalism and doing the right thing! God bless and protect you always for who you are and having so much of what is lacking in the justice system and humanity in our country!

It is refreshing to see a prosecutor like Erlinda Ocampo Johnson stick to moral values and the ethics of the case. Also, it would've been nice if Cuomo hadn't interrupted so much.

Someone knows how those bullets got in there. They put them in there.

Class act.

We know what Cuomo oozes...

Based on her demeanor, it seems she is genuine...

Actors are not gun experts. Armorers get paid to make sure guns are safe on set.

She’s a good person, period!

Chris needs to STOP interrupting his guests - a good interviewer allows the guest to finish their response.

Excellent interview 👏 Also, I have so much respect for this prosecutor. She’s very ethical and brave ‼️

Thanks for this. I wondered why she left.

Chris, why do you constantly interrupt the guest when she’s making her points? Why have guests if you don’t let them talk? I tuned in to listen to her, not you.

Anything to do with Baldwin is sickening

She is the kind of prosecutor the country needs more of. Absolutely brilliant interview. Erlinda is a wonderful woman and I’m glad we were able to hear from her

Fwiw, I've acted in film/TV for decades and in roles in which my character was required to use a gun: I'm not implying expertise, only experience on sets. In every project, whether feature or low budget, our armorer's protocols were always concise, rigorous and, frankly, reassuring. A live round on set is unheard of. Imo, Baldwin's liability should be civil and huge. HGR was a sloppy hire and she was criminal in her neglect of duty. (The safety of the entire production was below standard: I feel bad for those who tried to correct things and weren't heeded.) It's also chilling to know a child was one of the leads and in the presence of these weapons. Halyna's death broke a lot of hearts - everyone who knew her. In her memory, let's hope the rush to batten down hatches is more than that and becomes fixed protocol. Rest in peace, Halyna.

Chris, you are wrong. On a proper film set, there are extremely high safety guidelines, and from the footage, AB absolutely was almost flippant in his welding of firearms. The court also should never have blocked evidence regarding his role as producer, because as such, he was yelling at people to hurry up when reloading, and no actor would be allowed that power. THAT was him as producer. The problem seems to be the court's lack of understanding of how film sets run. This seems like a non-union free for all, and someone died as a result. Speaking from 40+ years as a union filmmaker.

I love the way Chris is such a pick me. As if they only brought this case up because Alec is so famous. Not because he shot and killed someone. And then asking if she's worried that other prosecutors will come for her for doing the right thing 😂. Chris is a clown. She won't need your help!

He will never get another job in HOllywood for the horseplay on the set. Accidents happen but horseplay is not allowed

I love this woman!! What a fabulous human

The prosecution team should be punished for withholding evidence.

This person is my HERO! She saw injustice, called it out, and when her voice was ignored she walked out! The amount of integrity and self conviction that took was IMMENSE! She is a model for all prosecutors in the US. BRAVO!

If tht Morrissey lady isnt unemployed within the nxt couple months tops then at tht point we ALL need to worry smh....

Corruption. Everywhere.

Morrissey should be DISBARRED and have her law license taken away.

Maybe, evidence was purposely given late for a mistrial!

CROOKED PROSECUTOR SHAME SHAME SHAME

I admire this lady! 💯 integrity. If only all lawmakers were this conscientious! 👏🏾👏🏾✨️

We need more prosecutors like her. Mr Adam Lally, are you watching? Take lessons from this prosecutor.

Wonderful prosecutor, all the other media outlets painted a totally different image of Ms Johnson, but hearing her speak it gives me the confidence that are still people in this world who stick to their high values.

The prosecution screwed up royally. Actions have consequences.

Was this an aberration or does Cuomo usually interrupt his guest 5 times a segment?