Daniel Baldwin was on The Domenick Nati Showon November 15 and staunchly defended his brother, Alec Baldwin. “Alec has no blame in this at all,”He stated. Daniel placed the blame on the armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and the assistant director Dave Halls — both of whom have come under scrutiny for their alleged lack of experience and unsafe working practices, respectively. He claimed that Halls had approved the firearm’s use and publicly announced it. “cold”Before handing it to Alec I noted that the “two layers of protection both seem to have screwed the pooch.” (Halls’ lawyer denied that Halls had given the gun to her client.Baldwin. He continued, “There are things that went on that are just mind-boggling to me that break every rule I was ever taught.”
Daniel also suggested Alec was allegedly being made the scapegoat because of his political views. “… he’s opinionated and he’s strong-headed … and those people who don’t like him will take advantage of him,” Daniel said. Alec was indeed pursued almost immediately by right-wing media figures. Donald Trump Jr. began, Selling a TshirtThat’s what it says “Guns don’t kill people. Alec Baldwin kills people,”Alec is a strong supporter of gun reform.
Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies leading the investigation made clear in a November 10 interview on “Good Morning America“That Baldwin “had no idea that the gun was loaded.”She continued, “So it was more how did that gun get loaded? What levels of failure were there and were those failures criminal?” As of writing, the investigation was still ongoing.