'Rust' prosecutor who quit maintains Baldwin 'horseplay' on set

(NewsNation) — Erlinda Johnson, the special prosecutor in Alec Baldwin's "Rust" trial who unexpectedly quit the case Friday, maintains that Baldwin's on-set "horseplay" with a gun "could potentially be reckless."

"Based on my evaluation, of the evidence that I was privy to and that I saw when I came on board on this case was that there were numerous clips from the filming on the set that showed Mr. Baldwin did unfortunately engage in some horseplay with this gun," Johnson alleged exclusively during an appearance Friday night on NewsNation's "CUOMO." "These are real guns. You don't do that with real guns."

Defense attorneys for Baldwin said in court Friday that prosecutors concealed information about a good Samaritan who brought ammunition to law enforcement after the trial of “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. They say this was exculpatory evidence that could have tied the movie’s weapons provider, Seth Kenney, to live ammo found on set.

Johnson clarified her reasoning fo...