By doing so, the reporters would be verbalizing the contents of said affidavit -- I think, actually, they were your words when we had the telephone conference -- by testifying as to what appears in the newspaper article or articles, unless such affidavit is otherwise accepted by all parties as validating and authenticating the contents of the newspaper article or articles in issue. Meaning if they accept it, it becomes moot.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
If all parties accept it, it becomes moot

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 *Yes.
 *It's impossible to say.
 *No.