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Impeaching a witness at trial (or in deposition) through cross-examination  damages the credibility and trustworthiness of the witness

Impeaching a witness is fundamental to trial advocacy. The goal is to weaken or seriously damage the credibility of a testifying witness.

Impeachment is when the lawyer cross-examines the witness in such a way as to reveal the witness has lied under oath, is biased against one of the parties, or has made prior inconsistent statements under oath during the discovery process.

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