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Summary
This document is a transcript of a sidebar conference during the cross-examination of witness A. Farmer (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE). The defense (Ms. Menninger) attempts to introduce an August 2019 email from the witness to a New York Times reporter to impeach the witness's memory regarding the date of a 2007 meeting with the FBI. The defense argues this reflects on her ability to recall events from 1996, but the prosecution (Ms. Pomerantz) objects on grounds of collateral matter/extrinsic evidence, and the Court sustains the objection.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| A. Farmer | Witness |
Subject of cross-examination; mentioned in header and discussed regarding her memory of dates.
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| Ms. Pomerantz | Attorney (Prosecution) |
Argues that the evidence is a collateral matter and should be excluded.
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| Ms. Menninger | Attorney (Defense) |
Argues for the relevance of testing the witness's memory regarding dates.
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| The Court | Judge |
Presides over the sidebar, questions the relevance, and sustains the objection.
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| New York Times Reporter | Journalist |
Recipient of an email from the witness in August 2019.
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| FBI Agents | Law Enforcement |
Met with the witness in 2007.
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| Husband of A. Farmer | Family |
Helped the witness refresh her memory about the date of the FBI meeting.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. | ||
| New York Times | ||
| FBI | ||
| DOJ |
Department of Justice (indicated by DOJ-OGR footer)
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Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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Location within the courtroom where this conversation took place
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Relationships (2)
Email correspondence mentioned in transcript.
Ms. Menninger mentions she talked to her husband to refresh her memory.
Key Quotes (3)
"I think what I'm looking at is an email from August of 2019, in which she recounts to the New York Times reporter that she thinks when they came – meaning the FBI agents – it was in spring-summer of 2007."Source
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"It's her memories now of things that she -- yes, about things that happened a decade ago, which, by inference, goes to the strength of her memory about things that happened in '96."Source
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"This is two steps removed and I'll sustain."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 759 Filed 08/10/22 Page 144 of 267 2172
LCACmax5 A. Farmer - cross
LCACmax5 A. Farmer - cross
1 (At the sidebar)
2 THE COURT: I think what I'm looking at is an email
3 from August of 2019, in which she recounts to the New York
4 Times reporter that she thinks when they came – meaning the FBI
5 agents – it was in spring-summer of 2007. Grounds.
6 MS. POMERANTZ: Your Honor, this is a collateral
7 matter. She's been testifying about the interview itself, but
8 there is no grounds to bring in extrinsic evidence on this
9 matter with the date of the interview itself.
10 MS. MENNINGER: Your Honor, my point is simply that
11 she refreshed her memory about when the meeting was by talking
12 to her husband and thinking about other points, like it was hot
13 and sunny. She did testify that it was --
14 THE COURT: But what's in issue is her memory of when
15 she met with the FBI agents? What does that matter?
16 MS. MENNINGER: It's her memories now of things that
17 she -- yes, about things that happened a decade ago, which, by
18 inference, goes to the strength of her memory about things that
19 happened in '96.
20 THE COURT: So the theory is anything testing her
21 memory from years ago is relevant.
22 MS. MENNINGER: I wouldn't go that far, your Honor.
23 THE COURT: This is two steps removed and I'll
24 sustain.
25 (Continued on next page)
2 THE COURT: I think what I'm looking at is an email
3 from August of 2019, in which she recounts to the New York
4 Times reporter that she thinks when they came – meaning the FBI
5 agents – it was in spring-summer of 2007. Grounds.
6 MS. POMERANTZ: Your Honor, this is a collateral
7 matter. She's been testifying about the interview itself, but
8 there is no grounds to bring in extrinsic evidence on this
9 matter with the date of the interview itself.
10 MS. MENNINGER: Your Honor, my point is simply that
11 she refreshed her memory about when the meeting was by talking
12 to her husband and thinking about other points, like it was hot
13 and sunny. She did testify that it was --
14 THE COURT: But what's in issue is her memory of when
15 she met with the FBI agents? What does that matter?
16 MS. MENNINGER: It's her memories now of things that
17 she -- yes, about things that happened a decade ago, which, by
18 inference, goes to the strength of her memory about things that
19 happened in '96.
20 THE COURT: So the theory is anything testing her
21 memory from years ago is relevant.
22 MS. MENNINGER: I wouldn't go that far, your Honor.
23 THE COURT: This is two steps removed and I'll
24 sustain.
25 (Continued on next page)
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
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(212) 805-0300
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