Katamarino - you said
I think it's reasonable to assume that the quotes in the press are accurate; they'd be exceedingly unlikely to fabricate them.
You have a touching faith in the press. Whilst it may be unlikely that they'd fabricate quotes (although not unknown), it's perfectly possible for them to get quotes wrong - especially quotes from court proceedings, where they're not allowed to record, and have to write everything down.
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