OK - now Jan 6 case of US v. Alan William Byerly before District of DC Federal judge Randolph D. Moss. It is public accessible by call-in line [unlike US v. #Ghislaine Maxwell trial, separate thread) and Inner City Press will live tweet it, thread below
Byerly's lawyer: We working to receive the discovery, it's ongoing. There will be motions, so if the court wants to set a trial date with the motions built in.
Judge Moss: You're the defendant, tell me when you want to file your motions.
Byerly's lawyer: Jan 14.
Judge Moss: And we'll have a hearing on February 10. I could pencil in a trial date today if you like.
Byerly's lawyer: Yes let's pencil one in now.
Judge Moss: How long does the US need for trial?
Assistant US Attorney: I'm going to ask for a week.
Judge Moss: Including jury selection?
AUSA: Yes.
Clerk: We could say April 11, but the DC public school break makes it hard to get jurors.
[For those interested, here is the US v. Byerly Complaint and "Statement of Facts" justice.gov/usao-dc/case-m…
Judge Moss: So, trial the week of April 11. Meanwhile, Mr. Byerly was directed to pay $250 a month for counsel and he has not been doing so.
Defense counsel: We'll be addressing that.
Adjourned. Story soon on InnerCityPress.com & patreon.com/MatthewRussell…
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Judge Nathan: If what the defense bring in is impeachment [of the Witness] material, it's not a Rule 16 issue.
AUSA Rohrbach: It should have been disclosed; it is about a collateral matter.
[Note: these are the lawyers' arguments before the jury comes in at 9:30]
AUSA: The witness couldn't even recognize the photo, & it wasn't impeachment of what she said on the stand.
Judge Nathan: What is the US' understanding of when the witness lived in the address in the [FBI] 302?
AUSA Alison Moe: At 14 she was living in a pool house
OK - now US v. #GhislaineMaxwell trial Day 2, afternoon. Epstein's pilot Visoski still on the stand. AUSA asks Judge to tell court arts not to sketch some witnesses. Inner City Press is reporting innercitypress.com/sdnytrial30max… & will live tweet - thread below
Judge Nathan: Mr. Everdell, you may continue with your cross examination of Mr Visoski. And Mr. Visoski, I remind you that you are under oath.
Maxwell's lawyer Everdell: People liked to go hiking on the Zorro Ranch, right?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: But since there were snakes, one needed boots, right?
Visoski: Yes, that would be preferred.
Everdell: And you never saw Ghislaine looking pregnant, did you?
Visoski: I never did.
OK - it's Day 2 of US v. #GhislaineMaxwell; Inner City Press covered Day 1 at the end of which Epstein pilot Visoski was on direct, including about video in Epstein's mansion innercitypress.com/sdnytrial29cma… Inner City Press will live tweet, incl the cross, thread below
Before Visoski re-takes the stand (scheduled for 9:30), Judge Nathan brings up again the unidentified juror who'd have to travel between Christmas and New Years.
Maxwell's lawyer Pagliuca: We'd like to know which juror it is, or at least if they are an alternate.
Judge Nathan: I think I have to excuse the juror, if they can't cancel or move the trip. I'll step down.
Clerk Ms. Williams: All rise!
Witness is Lawrence Paul Visoski. Nickname: Larry.
"I am an airplane pilot."
AUSA Maurene Comey: Who did you work for?
Visoski: Mister Jeffrey Epstein.
AUSA Maurene Comey: Where did Epstein hire you?
Visoski: Columbus, Ohio. David Rogers was hired too.
AUSA Maurene Comey: How long did Mister Rogers work for Mister Epstein?
Visoski: Same duration as myself.
Ghislaine Maxwell has been taking notes at far side of the defense table, next to the marble wall. Now Assistant US Attorney Lara Pomerantz is getting set in the glassed-in COVID podium, as the jurors come in. It's on.
Judge Nathan signs the praises of the overflow courtrooms; no mention of the denial of public call-in line such as exists, right this moment, in DDC, and these days by other SDNY judges. With #Omicron travel restrictions, should the denial of call-in line change?
Now @SDNYLIVE, a conferenc In re: Search Warrant dated Nov 5, 2021- the seizure of Ashley Biden's diary from Project Veritas. Inner City Press has reported on it matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ashley-biden… & because there is a call-in (unlike in #MaxwellTrial), will live tweet below
Magistrate Cave: Your request is under common law, and not on 1st Amendment?
[Speaking of the First Amendment, the only (inter) governmental entity in New York exempt from it is the United Nations, which has banned Inner City Press for asking about Gmax' Terramar
AUSA Silverman: They wrongly claim there is an increased public right to this document [the warrant].
[NOTE: So the SDNY prosecutors are arguing to keep this search warrant and the basis confidential, and OK will no call-in in #MaxwellTrial