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This document is a page from a court transcript dated February 24, 2022, detailing the direct examination of a witness, Ms. Brune. Ms. Brune, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, is questioned about her ethical standards regarding the disclosure of facts to the court and the government. She defends her past actions by stating she did not believe it was her obligation to raise the opposing side's points and assumed the government had access to the same, if not more, information.
People (1)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Brune | Witness / former Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) |
The individual being questioned on the stand during a direct examination regarding her ethical standards as a former ...
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| Court | Judicial body |
Mentioned as the body to which facts must be presented accurately and which was 'pressing' for information.
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| government | Government agency |
Referred to as the opposing party in the legal matter, which was 'pressing' for facts and which Ms. Brune believed ha...
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
Listed at the bottom of the transcript, likely the court reporting agency that created the document.
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Implied by the name of the court reporting agency, 'SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.'
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Relationships (1)
Ms. Brune is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA), indicating a past professional relationship. In the context of this testimony, she is being questioned about her actions in a case involving the government, suggesting a current adversarial or investigative relationship.
Key Quotes (3)
"Is that the ethical standard that governed you when you were an AUSA, Ms. Brune?"Source
— Unnamed Questioner
(A question posed to the witness about her professional obligations.)
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"That I was supposed to raise the other side's point in my brief when I didn't know what position they were taking? I don't think that governs any Assistant U.S. Attorney."Source
— Ms. Brune
(Her response defending her actions and interpreting her ethical duties as a former prosecutor.)
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"If the government chose not to raise the waiver issue, and as I thought about it I actually thought that the government had far more information or at least had access to far more information, my sense at the time was that the government had probably Googled her, too."Source
— Ms. Brune
(Explaining her rationale for not proactively disclosing certain facts, believing the government already possessed the information.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 1616-2 Filed 02/24/22 Page 74 of 130
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1 government and the Court accurately when the issue was
2 presented.
3 Q. Is that the ethical standard that governed you when you
4 were an AUSA, Ms. Brune?
5 A. That I was supposed to raise the other side's point in my
6 brief when I didn't know what position they were taking? I
7 don't think that governs any Assistant U.S. Attorney.
8 Q. No, I think it is really more that you were willing to lay
9 out the accurate set of facts if and only if the government
10 would ask you to do so.
11 A. We've already talked about the brief and how I in some
12 respects missed the issue, which I regret. Of course, both
13 defense counsel AUSA's are obliged to lay things out for the
14 court accurately. It is something that throughout my career I
15 have always strived to do.
16 Q. But for the Court's pressing and the government's pressing,
17 you would have never disclosed those facts to the government,
18 isn't that right, Ms. Brune?
19 A. If the government chose not to raise the waiver issue, and
20 as I thought about it I actually thought that the government
21 had far more information or at least had access to far more
22 information, my sense at the time was that the government had
23 probably Googled her, too. But I thought that if the
24 government chose to make it an issue, I was prepared to respond
25 and respond accurately, which I tried very hard to do.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
Brune - direct
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1 government and the Court accurately when the issue was
2 presented.
3 Q. Is that the ethical standard that governed you when you
4 were an AUSA, Ms. Brune?
5 A. That I was supposed to raise the other side's point in my
6 brief when I didn't know what position they were taking? I
7 don't think that governs any Assistant U.S. Attorney.
8 Q. No, I think it is really more that you were willing to lay
9 out the accurate set of facts if and only if the government
10 would ask you to do so.
11 A. We've already talked about the brief and how I in some
12 respects missed the issue, which I regret. Of course, both
13 defense counsel AUSA's are obliged to lay things out for the
14 court accurately. It is something that throughout my career I
15 have always strived to do.
16 Q. But for the Court's pressing and the government's pressing,
17 you would have never disclosed those facts to the government,
18 isn't that right, Ms. Brune?
19 A. If the government chose not to raise the waiver issue, and
20 as I thought about it I actually thought that the government
21 had far more information or at least had access to far more
22 information, my sense at the time was that the government had
23 probably Googled her, too. But I thought that if the
24 government chose to make it an issue, I was prepared to respond
25 and respond accurately, which I tried very hard to do.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
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