Unsealed transcripts from the 3/7/19 Concord Management (Russian Troll case) hearing.
At issue was Concord lawyer's request to take "sensitive" documents to Russia to prepare their defense.
DOJ has designated 3.2 million documents as "sensitive"
Fascinating - the DOJ doesn't want to share the documents with those it charged with a crime because disclosure "would implicate important law enforcement and national security interests."
Some new information:
1) The DOJ will not file a superseding indictment.
2) Additional evidence "that carries witness security implications" will be produced by the DOJ closer to trial (when set)
Why is the information deemed "sensitive"?
Not because of the contents - but because of collection.
The info on what the US collects, when "in the hands of a foreign adversary can be used to avoid detection in the future"
Huh. Maybe this prosecution is counter-productive...
The lawyer for Concord (me and @almostjingo are huge fans) speaks:
The DOJ has misrepresented the "sensitive" documents.
The DOJ lawyer "needs to go back and do his homework"
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A federal judge has ordered the unsealing of 167 Jeffrey Epstein “John Does” (from Ghislaine Maxwell’s civil case).
There’s a lot of confusion (and bad info from the media) surrounding this issue – here is some necessary context on the John Does.
Thread.
We previously charted and categorized each John Doe, and previously summarized this material back in Feb. 2023.
The majority (around 100 of 167) have been identified.
Approximately 11 of the unidentified John Does are victims.
Here are examples:
Furthermore -
Lawyers for Maxwell and Giuffre (the victim) informed the Court that quite a few of the John Does were only mentioned in passing or in a benign context.
Or that “the sealed material as to this individual is not salacious.”