In UN briefing Inner City Press is banned from, by @UN_Spokesperson@StephDujarric (back from Greece) he's gotten its Qs by email, incl if UNGA require vax proof or canceled, Cuomo whistleblowers, Tigray, #Nigeria#Cameroon#Burma#Haiti UN rapes. Thread below
Inner City Press has asked in writing, "Amid reports that NYC will require proof of vax for indoor events, =\with enforcement mid-Sept, & in light of UN saying "honor system" in person #UNGA high level week Sept 21, will that be canceled or proof of vax required?
Banned Inner City Press asked: "What are SG @AntonioGuterres' comments if any on the findings of sexual harassment and retaliation by NYS Government Cuomo? And why has Guterres covered up for Hochschild, and retaliated incl against Press reporting on Hochschild?
Banned Inner City Press asked, "On Sudan and Tigray, what are SG @AntonioGuterres' comments and actions if any on that some of the unidentified bodies found on a Sudanese riverbank are from the neighboring Ethiopian region of Tigray?
Inner City Press asked in writing, again: "On UN retaliating against whistleblowers, what is SG Guterres' response to statements by Emma Reilly on steps taken to fire her, with UN claiming whether names of Uighur dissidents were given to China is irrelevant?
Banned Inner City Press asked, "On Nigeria, what are the comments and actions if any of @AntonioGuterres & @AminaJMohammed on IPOB's legal claim that providing aircraft to the Nigerian government is, legally, assisting genocide?" Still no answer...
Banned Inner City Press asked, again, "On Myanmar, what are @AntonioGuterres' responses and actions if any to the critique and recommendations of, among others, CPJ? See,
Now @UN_Spokesperson@StephDujarric has ended his noon briefing without answering any of Inner City Press' Qs(on #Nigeria#Burma, UN sexual harassment and retaliation and "honor system" UNGA week)- he got each question by Email, as did @MelissaFleming. Story soon.
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OK - now in Luigi Mangione Day 7 of suppression hearings in NYS case, Inner City Press on Dec 3 filed letter to unseal exhibits matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-inner-… & some have been unsealed Dec 4 & on, many used. 1st Book amazon.com/dp/B0FYJ7MBX3/ 2d soon & will live tweet, thread below
Come to order!
Justice Carro: Call your first witness.
ADA: The People call officer Samuel McCoy... What did you do before that?
McCoy: I delivered pizza at a Papa Johns
McCoy: I also served in the military.
ADA: Where?
McCoy: Base in the UAE.. I mean, Qatar.
ADA: Were you on duty on December 9, 2024?
McCoy: Yes
OK - Do Kwon sentencing in crypto case, US wants 12 years, Do asks 5, 6 victims set to testify patreon.com/posts/crypto-i… Inner City Press wrote the book on Luna amazon.com/Crypto-Death-S… and will live tweet, thread below
11:17 am - Do Kwon is in yellow prison jumpsuit of Essex County Jail in NJ; he's sitting at defense table with four of his lawyers. There has been a check of the call-in line(s); US says six victims want to speak, one in Russian: patreon.com/posts/crypto-i…
11:19 am
All rise!
Judge Engelmayer: Good morning, including to the handful of victim who have come... I have read letters from what the defense calls the "Terra community," as well as a Twitter post, a Slack thread, and the sentencing of Mashinsky
OK - now in Luigi Mangione Day 6 of suppression hearings in NYS case, Inner City Press on Dec 3 filed letter to unseal exhibits matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-inner-… & some have been unsealed Dec 4 & on, many used. 1st Book amazon.com/dp/B0FYJ7MBX3/ 2d soon & will live tweet, thread below
9:33 am - defense team is here, including Marc Agnifilo, absent Monday & Tuesday. He has a conflict today with @SDNYLIVE case, as may yours truly. But we are about to begin - pool photographers waiting one pew over here in the gallery
@sdnylive Come to order!
Justice Carro takes the bench. Defense trio has come out of the holding cell; ADAs (and Office's tall appeals man) come out.
Coming out!
Luigi Mangione is led out in handcuffs, then uncuffed. NOW the photographer go forward for the day's stills
9:55 am - Justice Carro earlier dealt with another case (alleged shoplifting from Bergdorf) but still no Luigi Mangione. Jacob Kaplan and Zachary Kaplan are chatting and yes, they are the same height. Karen Agnifilo comes out of holding cell. Drum roll
9:57 am - Luigi Mangione is led out of holding cell in handcuff, then uncuffed. Three pool photographers are ushered forward to take the morning's stills, action shot of Karen Agnifilo and her client talking.
Come to order!
9:35 am - At defense table, Jacob Kaplan and Karen Friedman Agnifilo - as Inner City Press previewed in its weekend review (of the Diddy documentary on Netflix), Marc Agnifilo may be tied up on Jho Lo / Roger Ng 1MDB case matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-review…
9:42 am - Luigi Mangione is brought out of the holding cell... Now pool photographers summoned forward to take some stills. No sign of Marc Agnifilo, but defendant far from under-represented
9:41 am - The lawyers are all here, door to the holding cell is open. Awaiting Justice Carro. Marc Agnifilo is chatting with court artist in the jury box- he'll have to be @SDNYLIVE at 1 pm for Alexander Bros sex trafficking case, Inner City Press'll be there too
@sdnylive 9:46 am Come to order!
Clerk: Calendar #1, Luigi Mangione.
Justice Carro: Apparently the defendant is ill today. So we'll continue on Monday morning.
Come on up for a second