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This document is a court transcript from a direct examination of Ms. Brune, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA). The questioning centers on her ethical duty to present facts accurately to the court and government, particularly concerning a "waiver issue" she admits to having missed in a brief. Ms. Brune defends her actions by explaining she believed the government had superior information and she was prepared to respond accurately if they chose to raise the issue.
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 obligations as a forme...
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| the Court | Government Agency (Judicial) |
Mentioned as the body to whom information must be presented accurately.
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| the government | Government Agency |
Referred to as a party in the legal proceedings, which Ms. Brune believed had more information on a particular issue.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
The court reporting agency that transcribed the proceeding, listed at the bottom of the page.
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The document shows an unnamed questioner conducting a direct examination of Ms. Brune, challenging her past actions and ethical conduct in a formal legal setting.
Key Quotes (3)
"Is that the ethical standard that governed you when you were an AUSA, Ms. Brune?"Source
— Unnamed Questioner
(Questioning Ms. Brune about her professional obligations.)
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"But for the Court's pressing and the government's pressing, you would have never disclosed those facts to the government, isn't that right, Ms. Brune?"Source
— Unnamed Questioner
(Accusing Ms. Brune of only disclosing facts when pressured to do so.)
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"But I thought that if the government chose to make it an issue, I was prepared to respond and respond accurately, which I tried very hard to do."Source
— Ms. Brune
(Explaining her rationale for not proactively raising an issue, stating she was ready to respond if the government brought it up.)
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Case 2:20-cr-00033-DAE-N Document 1643-20 Filed 03/22/22 Page 474 of 3030
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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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