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Extraction Summary
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Court transcript (sidebar conference)
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Summary
This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) recording a sidebar conference during the opening statements of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. Prosecutor Ms. Comey objects that the defense is improperly arguing the government is targeting the defendant, violating a pretrial ruling. The Court rules that while the defense cannot attack the prosecution's motives, they are permitted to argue that witnesses are using the defendant as a scapegoat or stand-in.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Comey | Prosecutor |
Raising an objection regarding the defense's opening statement violating pretrial rulings.
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| Ms. Sternheim | Defense Attorney |
Responding to the court's instructions regarding her opening statement.
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| The Court | Judge |
Ruling on the objection and defining the legal boundaries for the opening statement.
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| The Defendant | Defendant |
Subject of the trial (Ghislaine Maxwell, implied by case number and context), referred to as 'this defendant'.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Listed in footer.
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| The Government |
Mentioned by The Court as 'not on trial'.
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| DOJ |
Implied by Bates stamp DOJ-OGR.
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Timeline (1 events)
August 10, 2022 (Filed)
Locations (2)
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Location in the courtroom where the private conversation is taking place out of earshot of the jury.
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Jurisdiction implied by court reporter name.
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Relationships (1)
Ms. Comey objecting to Ms. Sternheim's opening statement.
Key Quotes (4)
"The government is not on trial."Source
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"reference to an empty chair is clearly a reference to this case and the prosecution"Source
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"What they can do is argue that, for the witnesses, she's a scapegoat or a stand-in"Source
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"I won't allow the line to be crossed into where I ruled on, which is that you can't talk about motivations of the prosecution."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 741 Filed 08/10/22 Page 45 of 106 49
LBTCMAX2 Opening - Ms. Sternheim
LBTCMAX2 Opening - Ms. Sternheim
1 (At the sidebar)
2 THE COURT: This is not sealed. It's out of the
3 earshot of the jury.
4 State your objection.
5 MS. COMEY: Your Honor, this is in violation of
6 pretrial ruling made by the Court, including the defense, from
7 arguing that the government was targeting this defendant --
8 THE COURT: And they may not do that. What they can
9 do is argue that, for the witnesses, she's a scapegoat or a
10 stand-in, and I think that's where we are in the line. I think
11 the last statement comes closest because you put it in context
12 of justice. The other ones, that's why I said as stated, were
13 on the line about credibility of these witnesses and motives of
14 witnesses and that, I think you agree, is permissible.
15 MS. COMEY: That is permissible, your Honor. But the
16 reference to an empty chair is clearly a reference to this case
17 and the prosecution --
18 THE COURT: I won't allow the line to be crossed into
19 where I ruled on, which is that you can't talk about
20 motivations of the prosecution. The government is not on
21 trial.
22 To the extent that you want to argue motivation of the
23 witnesses to not tell the truth or credibility with respect to
24 them, you may do that, but don't play with the line.
25 MS. STERNHEIM: I will not. I will not play with the
2 THE COURT: This is not sealed. It's out of the
3 earshot of the jury.
4 State your objection.
5 MS. COMEY: Your Honor, this is in violation of
6 pretrial ruling made by the Court, including the defense, from
7 arguing that the government was targeting this defendant --
8 THE COURT: And they may not do that. What they can
9 do is argue that, for the witnesses, she's a scapegoat or a
10 stand-in, and I think that's where we are in the line. I think
11 the last statement comes closest because you put it in context
12 of justice. The other ones, that's why I said as stated, were
13 on the line about credibility of these witnesses and motives of
14 witnesses and that, I think you agree, is permissible.
15 MS. COMEY: That is permissible, your Honor. But the
16 reference to an empty chair is clearly a reference to this case
17 and the prosecution --
18 THE COURT: I won't allow the line to be crossed into
19 where I ruled on, which is that you can't talk about
20 motivations of the prosecution. The government is not on
21 trial.
22 To the extent that you want to argue motivation of the
23 witnesses to not tell the truth or credibility with respect to
24 them, you may do that, but don't play with the line.
25 MS. STERNHEIM: I will not. I will not play with the
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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