Event Details

Pre-2015

Description

BP Trial Jury Selection

Participants (2)

Name Type Mentions
CBP Officers person 0 View Entity
REID WEINGARTEN person 330 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

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Interview Transcript / Web Article Printout • 2.52 MB
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This document is page 3 of an interview with high-profile defense attorney Reid Weingarten (who represented Jeffrey Epstein during his 2008 plea negotiations, though Epstein is not mentioned on this specific page). Weingarten discusses his defense strategy for BP following the Gulf oil spill, detailing how he ignored consultant advice during jury selection in New Orleans and achieved an acquittal. He also discusses his philosophy on prosecutors and his refusal to rehearse opening statements for clients. The document bears a House Oversight Committee Bates stamp.

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Event Metadata

Type
Unknown
Location
New Orleans
Significance Score
5/10
Participants
2
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-12-26 13:37

Additional Data

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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023104.jpg
Date String
Pre-2015

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