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My Uncle Is My Primary Witness In My Civil Suit, But Recently Became Unhinged Over The Trump Verdict. What Can I Do To Make Sure He Doesn't Blow My Case?

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State of Virginia.

I was badly injured on some private property a few months ago due to owner negligence and have retained counsel to sue for damages. My uncle (a staunch Republican; I am quite the opposite) was with me, encouraged me to sue, and wrote the incident report (he didn't give me a chance to approve it before submitting it, as I was in the ER at the time) . He has backed me 100% on this case and been very supportive until a few days ago when the Trump verdict came out. He began texting me paragraphs in the middle of the night about how this verdict is a lie, that it spells doom for our country, and that my generation is to blame (he's in his 70's and I'm in my mid-40's).

Anyway, he has an online interview scheduled with my lawyers to clear up a problem where the ER doctors wrote the wrong reason for the injury on my medical record, and he is the only one who can corroborate my story. However, I am concerned that he may come across as unreliable by my attorneys, or worse, attempt to sabotage my case due to some misdirected generational and political resentment towards me.

Should I warn my lawyer, or would that make things worse? I have no idea what to do.

Thank you.

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