{
  "id": 10990839,
  "title": "‘The View’ Hosts Baffled by Lindsay Clancy’s New Defense: ‘My Jaw Was on the Floor’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/the-view-hosts-baffled-by-lindsay-clancys-new-defense-my-jaw-was-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:38:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/the-view-lindsay-clancy-new-defense-reaction/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week, Lindsay Clancy's legal team made a drastic shift in their defense strategy during her triple murder trial, leaving the hosts of \"The View\" utterly perplexed. Earlier in the trial, Clancy's team contended that she was not criminally culpable for the killings of her three children due to postpartum psychosis, but a single juror prevented a verdict. Now, the attorneys claim there is no evidence that Clancy actually committed the murders. Alyssa Farah Griffin expressed her astonishment at the new argument, stating, \"My jaw was on the floor because the defense's entire argument hinged on 'She had postpartum psychosis, she wasn't responsible by reason of insanity, but she, in a psychotic state, did this crime.' And now he's like, 'Well, we don't even know if she did it.'\" Joy Behar added that although Clancy never confessed to the murders, her lawyer's new tactic might be \"a really smart tactic.\" However, Farah Griffin and Hostin both criticized the insanity defense, expressing concerns over the potential for Clancy to either walk free or receive a minimal sentence even if she remains in a mental institution. Former federal prosecutor Sunny Hostin deemed it a \"terrible\" move, questioning how the defense could argue for lack of responsibility due to postpartum psychosis and then claim there is no evidence of her involvement. The hosts also jokingly suggested that Clancy's attorney might be drawing inspiration from legal arguments circulating on social media platforms like TikTok.",
  "summary": "\"It feels very conspiracy theory, and not grounded in the law, and I don't love this new position,\" Sunny Hostin says The post ‘The View’ Hosts Baffled by Lindsay Clancy’s New Defense: ‘My Jaw Was on the Floor’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}