Day 11 #GhislaineMaxwellTrial.
GM's def wants to bring 35 witnesses to court, including attorney's for the MVs, no doubt to push false memories but also to try and portray them as money hungry.
There will be character witnesses and other experts, but will her 'spouse' be there?
And will #GhislaineMaxwell take the stand?
Is her legal team confident in putting her on the stand to be cross examined?
Considering her behaviour in civil depositions under oath I suggest not.
She has a history of yelling and talking down to lawyers, including her own.
I recorded all her depositions done in 2016 in the civil defamation case (she settled) brought against her by Virginia Giuffre.
Listen to this ep for her outburst and thumping of tables. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/jef…
For our wrap up of last week's events and who we think she may have on her witness list, along with more news on #PrinceAndrew listen to our latest episode here. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…
Speaking of her 'spouse' we've been compiling information + links about #ScottBorgerson or Borg as I call him, since we discovered tax docs that had him on the board of #Terramar back in March 2013, months before their first photo at the Arctic Circle. jeffreyepsteinpodcast.com/2021/11/25/ghi…
While Judge Nathan clears some paperwork please go read this piece from Adam.
It clears up a lot of the misinfo or preconceptions floating around SM.
This trial isn't about salacious images or video, it's not about cabals, it's about trafficking charges.
Cimberly has been called one of #epstein's executive assistants.
She's still friends with many of his enablers. In fact she's still mates with #LesleyTaylorGroff on FB. Along with other employees.
So her opinion of #GhislaineMaxwell
Espinosa: "I highly respected Ghislaine.
"I looked up to her very much."
Can't wait to hear the cross.
Cimberly says she often worked at GM's residence.
She was hired by #epstein.
All this does is tie GM into the trafficking conspiracy which is what these charges are about.
Cimberly asked about other staff she saw other than #GhislaineMaxwell.
She listed Sarah Kellen and Emmy Tayler and then described the office lay out of #Epstein's NY business.
She shared an office with GM and yes she signed a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
With all these NDAs staff signed, were they just to do with JE and are now null and void at his death, or do they also include GM and other employees or associates like, say, lawyers who represented #Epstein at any time?
Just curious.
Cimberly explains her role, and that of #GhislaineMaxwell's.
GM ran the properties and Cimberly helped her.
Cimberly admits to going to #GhislaineMaxwell's house just three years ago. Does that mean she was still working for JE and/or GM then?
Three years ago. At the minimum that means there was a close relationship.
When asked how old Jane appeared, Cimberly paused.
Remember she was 14 when first approached by JE and GM.
(last tweeted deleted cause all thumbs tonight).
In my opinion bringing Jane's mother into this is to blame shift or to push the line that Jane's mother was not worried at all about the relationship between her underage daughter and GM and JE.
And now the witness is doxing.
She could have just said moved to another city for work.
But no.
And now Waitt is brought into the fray.
Mid-morning break and as it's 3am here I'm off for more coffee. Thanks to Matt at Innercity and Adam at @KlasfeldReports
@KlasfeldReports Big ups to Adam for pinging me quickly when I've made typos about the MV's age.
Now while i drink coffee please go read his explanation of the trial and why it's not the cover up or whatever some on SM are saying it is.
A voice of reason.
Groff was mind melded to #Epstein, his analogy not mine. She was based in NY so I find it interesting that so far her name hasn't been mentioned today that I have seen. She may have been
@KlasfeldReports And back.
Questioning goes to Kellen.
And then about how long Cimberly worked for JE
@KlasfeldReports The timing of her departure is interesting considering her saying she visited #GhislaineMaxwell's London home three years ago.
So was that visit, brought up by Def, to illustrate how close Cimberly is/was to GM?
@KlasfeldReports And now the Gov gets to cross examine the witness.
Straight into Palm Beach.
Which means that Cimberly would have no first hand account of the alleged sexual abuse linked to the MVs and Kate who were at Palm Beach.
Next witness for GM is Raghu Sud who is the vice president at Shopper's Travel, the firm used by JE and GM to book commercial flights.
He was asked to authentic travel arrangements.
Now Elizabeth Loftus. The 'false memory' expert who has worked for OJ, Weinstein and a host of others.
She is a controversial figure, not just in the courtroom but amongst her peers.
interesting considering the Def trying to trip up various MVs about time lines and why they went back to the Gov with information they forgot in the previous meetings.
AUSA: When you testify for high profile defendants, it brings you more business, right?
Loftus: Maybe.
AUSA: You showed fake photos of Bugs Bunny at Disney, right?
Loftus: Yes.
AUSA: Bugs Bunny is Warner Brothers, but 16% misremembered, right?
Maxwell's lawyer: I object
Side bar and then they return. The shade oh the shade.
AUSA: And the lost in the mall study - 25% misremembered, right?
Loftus: Correct.
AUSA: I'm not going to ask you to describe a rectal enema, but it's a painful procedure, right?
Loftus: Yes.
AUSA: This memory could not easily be implanted
Next witness up is Michael William Aznaran who is a Customs and Border Protection.
Maxwell's lawyer says they need a sidebar.
Judge Nathan tells them to wait for the break.
Plus there's this on our website about Shannon and Michelle Healy
Michelle married an architect Art Tatum.
Older sister Shannon married a Dr Tom Pascuzzi who is listed in the Black Book as the Dr for Zorro Ranch.
There's some paper work going on. Also a UK witness needs to be sorted?
So the proposed 35 witnesses?
How can they manage to get through the remainder by Tuesday, which GM's team has said should be the end?
Was that number of witnesses just a furfy to tie up the Gov?
Will the three names mentioned by #GhislaineMaxwell's team - Eva, Michelle and Kelly - turn up today or was that another diversionary tactic?
Day 10 in the #GhislaineMaxwellTrial.
Court will kick off 30 minutes earlier today at 9am. No doubt due to yesterday's early end when a Gov attorney was ill.
So will #AnnieFarmer, MV2, take to the stand today?
Today is also a huge day for survivors of #PeterNygard the Finn Canadian fashion designer who is alleged to have sexually assaulted hundreds if not thousands of women from the 70s until Dec last year when he was arrested in Canada.
"Sexual assault victims in Medieval England faced similar challenges as they would today, says a researcher who studied 28 rape trials from 800 years ago."
Key to this is the extensive testimony of #Epstein's former Palm Beach manager, Juan Alessi.
The Gov also presents portions of #GhislaineMaxwell's own April 2016 deposition in the civil defamation case brought against her by Virginia Giuffre.
#GhislaineMaxwell clearly states in her deposition that exhibit 52 was a copy of a 'stolen' document, and the Gov contents this also validates the legitimacy of the exhibit.
On Nov 19 the Defence argued against the exhibit and the inclusion of Employee 1 to legitimize it.
Day 8: #GhislaineMaxwellTrial
Prosecutors have said that they may 'rest' their case at the end of this week.
There has been a lot of conjecture that means it's a show trial, along with many stating that the evidence will be destroyed.
What exactly does that mean?
Thread.
Oct 12 - a joint letter to Judge Nathan about the estimated length of the trial.
The Gov requested that jurors be available over the holiday break.
"The Government estimates that it would rest within four weeks from the start of the trial. That estimate is conservative"
That means that the Gov was making sure that all eventualities were covered. That jurors were chosen who could be there as long as needed. For testimony and a long deliberation if needed.
".. the Government anticipates that it
could rest as early as the third week of trial"
Will the defence be able to call Glassman to try and somehow link compensation for assaults by #epstein into proving that GM didn't abuse or traffic anyone?
Of course we know they just want to show survivors as money hungry
In other cases - #AlanDershowitz has been accused of allegedly withholding THOUSANDS of emails regarding #Epstein and others in discovery in the civil defamation case #VirginiaGiuffre brought against him. #Dershowitz
And in case you missed it, #Dersh has said he is really ill.