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court dialogue

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To
["THE COURT"] ["The Court"]
Date
August 10, 2022
Subject
Permissibility of closing arguments
Message Content

A dialogue between the judge (THE COURT) and an attorney (MS. MOE) regarding whether an argument made by another attorney (Ms. Menninger) in her closing summation crossed the line established by the court's pretrial rulings. The argument in question is whether the government was substituting the defendant, Ms. Maxwell, for Jeffrey Epstein.

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Document Summary

This document is a court transcript from a trial, filed on August 10, 2022. It captures a discussion between the judge and an attorney, Ms. Moe, regarding the permissible scope of closing arguments made by the defense attorney, Ms. Menninger. The core issue is whether Ms. Menninger improperly argued that the government was substituting the defendant, Ms. Maxwell, for the deceased Jeffrey Epstein, potentially violating the court's prior rulings on how Epstein could be mentioned in relation to witness credibility.

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