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Mar 6 • 70 tweets • 17 min read

OK - US v. Live Nation now 3d day of witnesses, Jack Groetzinger of SeatGeek- Inner City Press covers matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ticketmonste… gets unsealing courtlistener.com/docket/6855772… Docs on Patreon here patreon.com/MatthewRussell…) book soon & will live tweet, thread below

[Note - Inner City Press went to the courtroom at 8:30 am to speak on unsealing - it didn't happen until 9:10 am, but the unsealing order has been expanded (to demonstrative exhibits as well) and sped up to 24 hours) - now the first witness
All rise!
Groetzinger

Mar 5 • 44 tweets • 13 min read

OK - US v. Live Nation now 2d day of witnesses, Geiger of Gate 52, CA Chi, Seth Hurwitz of IMP - Inner City Press covers matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ticketmonste… asks to unseal s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2775… Docs on Patreon here patreon.com/MatthewRussell…) & will live tweet, thread below

Before the jury is brought in
Courtroom deputy: On sealing, you now longer have to say out loud when we are not showing exhibits [! we'll see what this means, how request to unseal is ruled on]
All rise!
Judge Subramanian: Tell me about PX 198

Mar 4 • 73 tweets • 16 min read

OK - US v. Live Nation now first witnesses, Barclay's and Xcel Center. Inner City Press closely covered openings (courtroom details on Substack here matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ticketmonste… Document on Patreon here patreon.com/MatthewRussell…) and will now live tweet, thread below

All rise!
Judge Subramanian: Call your first witness.
AUSA Arianna Markel: We call John Abbamondi.
[Witness is sworn]
Markel: Where have you worked?
Abbamondi: St. Louis Cardinals and Padres; I worked on dynamic pricing. Then with the NBA

Mar 3 • 53 tweets • 11 min read

OK - US v. Live Nation now opening arguments. Inner City Press closely covered jury selection (courtroom details on Substack here matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/break-up-liv… Document on Patreon here patreon.com/MatthewRussell…) and will now live tweet, thread below

9:29 am
Opening arguments still haven't begun.
Counsel: We intend to play a clip of Michael Rapino in our opening.
Judge Subramanian: Why? Both of these opening statement decks are more like argumentative closing argument decks. It's hard to address objections

Mar 2 • 45 tweets • 12 min read

OK - now US v. Live Nation jury selection.
10:12 am
All rise!
Judge Subramanian: Glad you see you, prospective jurors. This is US et al versus Live Nation, there are parties on the US side.
Inner City Press will live tweet this, and the trial. Thread below.

https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1882097693058822292

Judge Subramanian: I know this jury service will be a hardship. During the trial you will have a half hour lunch, we will give you bagels and coffees from the courthouse cafeteria. This still could take six weeks...

Feb 27 • 6 tweets • 3 min read

OK - now at US v Live Nation final final pre-trial conference. Inner City Press is covering the case innercitypress.com/sdny8asubraman… and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… Judge Subramanian: I rule that each side will have 65 hours. If I raise that, each side will get the same time. We have identified 79 jurors to come back. If we can't qualify 20 of them, we may reduce from 12 jurors, or I'll take back strikes.

Jan 29 • 45 tweets • 11 min read

OK - now US v Alexander brothers Day 3, Maya's outcry witness about to be cross examined, after lawyers' fights about subpoena on next witness. Inner City Press is covering the trial (toward a booklet?) matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-us-… and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… Defense: We can't get the information due to Vladimir Putin-
Judge Caproni: We have the jury waiting. Bring them in.
Defense: We need to subpoena the next US witness, but she won't speak with us.
Judge: Serve her after the direct. Now, bring the jury in

Jan 28 • 34 tweets • 10 min read

OK - now US v Alexander brother trail day 2, with "Katie Moore" being cross examined by Oren's lawyer Srebnick about having gone to Zac Efron's loft, Inner City Press covered it below, and will live tweet, thread below

https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/2016397367881154854

Judge: OK, the jurors have arrived. You may proceed.
Oren Alexander's lawyer Srebnick: So you messaged this, that you were rolling with Zac Efron?
Moore; I wrote that.
Srebnick: You said you took molly at Zac Efron's loft?
Moore: I did.

Jan 27 • 81 tweets • 19 min read

OK - now US v. Alon, Oren & Tal Alexander trial begins, Inner City Press has covered from the start patreon.com/posts/courtroo… and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… All rise!
Judge Caproni: What's this about a social media post on Israel's actions in Gaza?
Defense: This goes to bias. The Alexander parents are citizens of Israel, and that's the only issue Victim 12 ever expressed views on.
AUSA: We don't think it goes to bias

Jan 23 • 6 tweets • 3 min read

OK - now at US v. Live Nation antitrust case here @SDNLIVE - Inner City Press is covering the case innercitypress.com/sdny8subramani… and will live tweet (until US v. Luigi Mangione at 11 am), thread below x.com/innercitypress… All rise!
Judge Subramanian: The state claims can be stayed while we deal with summary judgment on the federal antitrust claims.

Jan 13 • 20 tweets • 5 min read

OK - now at US v. Alexander brothers, try it again - yesterday courtroom got sealed, so letter below. Today, arraignment on superseder. Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below

https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/2010756394446733313

All rise!
Judge Caproni: We need to arraign on the S-5 Superseding indictment, with a new count of a 2012 -
Defense: It omits that statutory elements, we move to dismiss it.
Judge: That won't happen. What's the statute number?
AUSA: 18 USC 2242

Dec 12, 2025 • 37 tweets • 11 min read

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

Dec 11, 2025 • 84 tweets • 19 min read

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…

Dec 11, 2025 • 18 tweets • 5 min read

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

Dec 9, 2025 • 45 tweets • 14 min read

OK - now in Luigi Mangione Day 5 of suppression hearings in NYS case, Inner City Press on Dec 3 filed letter to unseal exhibits matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-inner-… & some were unsealed Dec 4, many used. 1st Book amazon.com/dp/B0FYJ7MBX3/ 2d soon & will live tweet, thread below

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

Dec 8, 2025 • 71 tweets • 20 min read

OK - now in Luigi Mangione Day 4 of suppression hearings in NYS case, Inner City Press on Dec 3 filed letter to unseal exhibits matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-inner-… & some were unsealed Dec 4, many used. 1st Book amazon.com/dp/B0FYJ7MBX3/ 2d soon & will live tweet, thread below

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…

Dec 5, 2025 • 11 tweets • 3 min read

OK - now at US v. Alexander Brothers sex trafficking case, pre-trial conference. Inner City Press is covering the case patreon.com/posts/shackle-… and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress…

All rise!
Judge Caproni: So we'll continue with the pre-trial issues.
Defense: We'd like information about the plaintiffs' lawyers involved in this case, citing the Paduch case [Inner City Press covered and got unsealing in: casemine.com/judgement/us/6…

Dec 5, 2025 • 4 tweets • 3 min read

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

Dec 4, 2025 • 58 tweets • 15 min read

OK - now in Luigi Mangione Day 3 of suppression hearings in NYS case, Inner City Press yesterday morning filed letter to unseal exhibits matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-inner-… also @SDNYLIVE capital case, book amazon.com/dp/B0FYJ7MBX3/ and will live tweet, thread below

9:20 am- The Agnifilos have entered, with Karen saying Hi to those in the back of the courtroom, Marc pleasant too. When Inner City Press asked then on Dec 2 if there wasn't a requirement for the press to be heard before sealing, no answer. We'll see. Thread below

Dec 2, 2025 • 73 tweets • 19 min read

OK - now in Luigi Mangione Day 2 of suppression hearings in NYS case, Inner City Press covering it (McDonalds 911 call & video, prison talk) matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-lui… & @SDNYLIVE capital case, book amazon.com/dp/B0FYJ7MBX3/ and will live tweet, thread below

9:07 am - we're in the courtroom. Yesterday Justice Carro said, see you at 9:30. But we're here - thread will be below, updated as needed then blow-by-blow
Fwiw here's yesterday's Epstein estate log: patreon.com/posts/epstein-…

Dec 1, 2025 • 70 tweets • 16 min read

OK - now Luigi Mangione suppression hearing in NYS court. Inner City Press is covering the case [book: and will live tweet, thread below amazon.com/dp/B0FYJ7MBX3/

9:32 am - Karen Friedman Agnfilo and Marc Agnifilo are here at defense table, but still no Luigi Mangione. Squawking of Court Officers' walkie-talkies. Drum roll...

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