During redirect, the use of prior consistent statements is used to address credibility.

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Redirect is about credibility repair. When a witness’s credibility has been attacked on cross-examination, introducing prior consistent statements during redirect helps rehabilitate that credibility by showing the witness has consistently described the events over time and did not recently fabricate. These statements are typically admissible to rebut a charge of recent fabrication or improper motive and are not usually offered to prove the substantive truth of the facts, but to shore up believability. That’s why this principle is best described as using prior consistent statements to rehabilitate credibility.