This document is an internal email thread among Assistant United States Attorneys for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) dated October 18, 2021, regarding the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. The prosecutors discuss revisions to Motions in Limine (MILs) and letters to Judge Nathan, specifically strategizing on how to address a witness's prior limited media comments about Epstein versus their expected court testimony, and the need to seal claims of 'Maxwell abuse' to prevent tainting the jury pool.
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| Judge Nathan | Judge |
Mentioned in relation to a 'key' letter and reviewing articles regarding witness comments.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Deceased financier / Sex Offender |
Mentioned in the context of a witness having made limited comments about him in articles compared to expected court t...
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Mentioned as 'Maxwell'; discussion regarding claims of 'Maxwell abuse' and potential prejudicial publicity.
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| [Redacted] | Witness/Victim |
A person whose previous media comments about Epstein are being compared to their expected testimony.
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| [Redacted] | Assistant United States Attorney |
Sender of the original email with attachments.
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| [Redacted] | USANYS Staff |
Various senders and recipients discussing the legal filings.
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| USANYS |
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the organization the email participants...
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| Southern District of New York |
Jurisdiction mentioned in signature block.
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Address in email signature.
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"would it be possible to include a sentence on [Redacted] pointing to Judge Nathan to whatever the article(s) in which she has made comments about Epstein that are far more limited than what she will say in court?"Source
"I think we should add a sentence explaining why we think the claim of Maxwell abuse will cause prejudicial publicity."Source
"Namely, to air that issue in a public filing when there may well be no good faith basis for it would potentially taint the jury pool."Source
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