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Type: Court transcript
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Summary

This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, detailing a legal argument between Ms. Comey and Mr. Pagliuca, presided over by a judge. The discussion centers on whether a witness's testimony about the frequency of an act (up to four times a week) is inconsistent with a complaint stating it occurred twice a month. The attorneys debate the significance of the time frame and the conflicting frequencies mentioned in the testimony versus the complaint.

People (4)

Name Role Context
MS. COMEY Attorney (implied)
Speaker in the transcript, arguing that a witness's testimony is not necessarily inconsistent with a complaint due to...
Mr. Pagliuca Attorney (implied)
Speaker in the transcript, arguing that a witness's testimony about the frequency of an event contradicts a written c...
Carolyn Witness
Mentioned in the header as the person being cross-examined. Her testimony is the subject of the legal argument.
THE COURT Judge
Speaker in the transcript, moderating the legal argument and providing procedural instructions.

Organizations (2)

Name Type Context
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. Company
Listed at the bottom of the document as the court reporting service.
government Government
Mentioned by Mr. Pagliuca in the phrase "the argument from the government."

Timeline (1 events)

2022-08-10
A legal argument during the cross-examination of a witness named Carolyn about the consistency of her testimony with a complaint.
Courtroom in the Southern District (implied)
MS. COMEY MR. PAGLIUCA THE COURT Carolyn

Locations (1)

Location Context
Implied by the name of the court reporting company, "SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C."

Relationships (1)

MS. COMEY Professional / Adversarial MR. PAGLIUCA
They are presenting opposing legal arguments to the court regarding the interpretation and consistency of witness testimony versus a written complaint.

Key Quotes (3)

"I don't think the witness testified to a particular time frame when the penetration actually took place. And so I don't know that we can say that any particular paragraph is necessarily inconsistent..."
Source
— MS. COMEY (Arguing against the inconsistency of a document by pointing out the witness's testimony lacked a specific time frame.)
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"You're not moving the whole document. We've established that. So one paragraph at a time."
Source
— THE COURT (Instructing Mr. Pagliuca on the proper procedure for introducing a document as evidence.)
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"Well, she testified here that it was more frequent than what's alleged. So that's one problem with the argument from the government."
Source
— MR. PAGLIUCA (Countering Ms. Comey's argument by stating the witness testified to a higher frequency of events than what was written in the complaint.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 753 Filed 08/10/22 Page 208 of 264 1649
LC7VMAX7 Carolyn - cross
MS. COMEY: Your Honor, may I clarify on that?
I don't think the witness testified to a particular time frame when the penetration actually took place. And so I don't know that we can say that any particular paragraph is necessarily inconsistent, because I don't think she testified to a time frame. I don't know that she would remember a particular time frame. I think that this could be more readily accomplished to the extent Mr. Pagliuca wants to point out that this complaint does not contain a reference to that particular sex act. I think he can ask her the question.
MR. PAGLIUCA: Your Honor, I think the document itself has value --
THE COURT: You're not moving the whole document. We've established that. So one paragraph at a time.
MR. PAGLIUCA: Right. The paragraphs have value --
THE COURT: And you'll respond to Ms. Comey's point that it's only inconsistent if the time frame matches up with the time frame that she's testified as to penetration.
Do you have a response to that?
MR. PAGLIUCA: Well, she testified here that it was more frequent than what's alleged. So that's one problem with the argument from the government. I think she testified here that it was up to four times a week that she was going. And this complaint goes month by month, two times a month. That's what it talks about. That's what this is. So that's another
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
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