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Which of the following statements, if made publicly by a lawyer, would be impermissible under Model Rule 8.2?

O A lawyer's motion for new trial claiming judge's gestures and expressions demonstrated bias.
O A lawyer's statements that judges in his state were "not learned in the law" and were "laughed at" throughout country.
O A lawyer's letter stating that the way in which the legislative ethics commission conducted its proceedings "gave cause for some to speculate that the deck was stacked," when the lawyer had factual evidence to support the accusation.
O A lawyer's statement implying the judge must have been thinking primarily about the political ramifications of his ruling