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This document is a page from a court transcript (Summation by defense attorney Ms. Menninger) filed on August 10, 2022, in the case United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell. The defense argues that the witness 'Jane' originally had no memory of abuse in New Mexico in 2019 but fabricated or recovered a memory after being pressured by the government four times, characterizing this as 'suggestion.' The defense also highlights that Jane testified she does not recall ever being alone in a room with both Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein during the abuse.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Menninger | Defense Attorney |
Speaker delivering the closing argument (summation).
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| Jane | Witness / Victim (Pseudonym) |
Accuser whose memory and testimony regarding New Mexico is being challenged.
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Referred to as 'Ghislaine'; the defense argues she was not placed in the room during the abuse by the witness's testi...
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Alleged Perpetrator |
Mentioned in relation to the abuse and being in the room.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Government |
Accused by the defense of using suggestion to recover memories from the witness.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Listed in the footer.
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| DOJ |
Implied by footer stamp DOJ-OGR.
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Timeline (2 events)
2022-08-10
Filing date of the court transcript document.
Southern District of New York (implied)
Locations (2)
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Location where the government sought to establish abuse occurred to prove transportation across state lines.
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Where Jane testified she was taken for abuse.
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Relationships (3)
Mentions of abuse in Epstein's room.
Menninger argues Jane does not recall Ghislaine being in the room during the abuse.
Discussion of how the government questioned Jane repeatedly to elicit specific testimony.
Key Quotes (4)
"That's not how memory works. That's suggestion."Source
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"Jane told you, told the government repeatedly, she had no specific recollection of abuse in New Mexico."Source
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"after they asked her four times, she suddenly got back a memory of abuse in New Mexico"Source
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"she does not recall if she was ever alone in the room with Ghislaine and Jeffrey for any of the abuse."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 767 Filed 08/10/22 Page 105 of 257 2939
LCKCmax5 Summation - Ms. Menninger
LCKCmax5 Summation - Ms. Menninger
1 came in and told you that that is what she told them back in
2 2019, and that's a core detail you're not likely to forget if
3 it's true.
4 Let's take another example, whether there was ever
5 abuse in New Mexico. Jane told you, told the government
6 repeatedly, she had no specific recollection of abuse in New
7 Mexico. So what did the government do? They kept asking her
8 over and over again - remember, they're trying to prosecute a
9 case about transportation and enticement to cross state lines -
10 are you sure there was no evidence? There was no abuse in New
11 Mexico? I have no memory of abuse in New Mexico. Are you
12 sure? Maybe there was some abuse in New Mexico? And finally,
13 after they asked her four times, she suddenly got back a memory
14 of abuse in New Mexico that she testified to here on the stand,
15 that she said someone came to get her, she doesn't know who,
16 and that her heart sank when she was taken to Epstein's room
17 for the abuse. That's not how memory works. That's
18 suggestion.
19 And clearly, for purposes of this case, the most
20 important thing is what did Ghislaine know about what was going
21 on, if anything, between Jane and Jeffrey Epstein. Was she
22 ever in the room as the government told you over and over? And
23 when I asked her, she does not recall if she was ever alone in
24 the room with Ghislaine and Jeffrey for any of the abuse.
25 And not only does she not remember being in the room
2 2019, and that's a core detail you're not likely to forget if
3 it's true.
4 Let's take another example, whether there was ever
5 abuse in New Mexico. Jane told you, told the government
6 repeatedly, she had no specific recollection of abuse in New
7 Mexico. So what did the government do? They kept asking her
8 over and over again - remember, they're trying to prosecute a
9 case about transportation and enticement to cross state lines -
10 are you sure there was no evidence? There was no abuse in New
11 Mexico? I have no memory of abuse in New Mexico. Are you
12 sure? Maybe there was some abuse in New Mexico? And finally,
13 after they asked her four times, she suddenly got back a memory
14 of abuse in New Mexico that she testified to here on the stand,
15 that she said someone came to get her, she doesn't know who,
16 and that her heart sank when she was taken to Epstein's room
17 for the abuse. That's not how memory works. That's
18 suggestion.
19 And clearly, for purposes of this case, the most
20 important thing is what did Ghislaine know about what was going
21 on, if anything, between Jane and Jeffrey Epstein. Was she
22 ever in the room as the government told you over and over? And
23 when I asked her, she does not recall if she was ever alone in
24 the room with Ghislaine and Jeffrey for any of the abuse.
25 And not only does she not remember being in the room
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