Thread by @innercitypress

OK - in US v. #GhislaineMaxwell, jury deliberating under threat of continuing into New Years Eve & Day due to Omicron (but no public call-in line), the lawyers are assembled, GMax is at defense table and we're off - Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below

https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1474431457150087170

Ghislaine Maxwell is in a maroon sweater. Judge Nathan is still not on the bench, but word is, There is a jury note. They resumed at 9 am, so a note by 9:33 am is relatively early. For them. Comparatively.

Judge Nathan: I have a note. Can we please have the transcripts for Shawn, Cimberly Espinosa, then a name I can't read. Then Amanda Young, then Jason Richards. Also, can we have clarification about our schedules? 12/31? 1/1? There's a conflict I'll do at sidebar

[Judge Nathan goes off-the-record at sidebar. Meanwhile, clearly the jurors picked up on Judge Nathan's unstated threat yesterday about "all week" including by implication New Years Eve - and maybe New Years Day. The noted added, So we can plan...

[While the lawyers are at sidebar whispering with Judge Nathan, Ghislaine Maxwell is alone at the defense table, rummaging through her green plastic accordion file. The two Marshals are watching her closely]

Judge Nathan returns: Beyond the private matter, we still can't read the name of the fifth person they want the testimony of. So I'll send them a note asking. I'll step down to do that.
All rise!

Judge Nathan is back and asks the lawyers how to respond on scheduling, mentioning 1/2 (the Sunday) too.
Defense wants them to have the weekend off.
Judge Nathan, not so much. Only if "unmovable commitments."

Judge Nathan: Given my concern about Omicron, quarantine for 10 days, we need to proceed every day.
AUSA: We agree, every day absent a hardship.
Judge Nathan: So I'm going to tell them, Yes, 12/31, 1/1 and 1/2 unless you reach a verdict. Unless unmovable conflict.

Update of 9:59 am, another note: "We are requesting the testimony of the expert witness on memory." [Elizabeth Loftus, of Harvey Weinstein (and other) fame]
Judge Nathan: This is Court Exhibit 19.
[Inner City Press asked these be put on PACER - they have not been

There's a dispute about redacting part of the testimony of Cimerly Espinosa.
Judge Nathan: She said, Seems like they started dating other people, Ghislaine just moved on. Then there was an objection. Let's be sure we send the right one back.

Judge Nathan: Anything else for now?
No. No.
All rise!
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Update of 2:12 pm - after a lull (and story about The Strange Case of Leah Saffian innercitypress.com/sdnytrial55ama… matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/during-maxwe…) we're back - Bobbi Sternheim is at the defense table, and there's word that's another jury note. Thread resumes below

Judge Nathan assumes the bench and says... "May we please have the Larry Visoski testimony."
There's laughter in the courtroom.
Judge Nathan: It's court exhibit 20.
[Leaves bench.]

Update of 4:53 pm - a verdict has been reached - starting new thread - go there:

https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1476310472458743818