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1) This will be the Ghislaine Maxwell bail hearing thread.
It is going to be hard to understand who is talking and when so bear with me.
If we are on time, it should be starting in 27 minutes.
Check here for updates
It is going to be hard to understand who is talking and when so bear with me.
If we are on time, it should be starting in 27 minutes.
Check here for updates
2) They just did a call check - the attorneys for the US Attorneys Office are all on the line. I expect this to start on time.
3) Mark Cohen just joined the call.
He is one of Ghislaine's lawyers.
He wrote Ghislaine has been "wrongly targeted, that attention had erroneously shifted from Epstein to Maxwell after his death in federal custody." https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/ghislaine-maxwell-bail/2020/07/10/e7794220-c2b5-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html
He is one of Ghislaine's lawyers.
He wrote Ghislaine has been "wrongly targeted, that attention had erroneously shifted from Epstein to Maxwell after his death in federal custody." https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/ghislaine-maxwell-bail/2020/07/10/e7794220-c2b5-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html
4) Judge Nathan is speaking. She is calling the case United States vs. Ghislaine Maxwell. Counsel for the defendant are starting. Cohen is speaking now (Ghislaine's counsel).
For the government we have Maureen Comey and two others.
For the government we have Maureen Comey and two others.
5) "Mrs. Maxwell are you able to hear me and see me okay?" - Judge
"Yes thank you" - Maxwell
Man she sounds really bad.
"Yes thank you" - Maxwell
Man she sounds really bad.
6) This is a remote hearing on bail for Ghislaine Maxwell.
The judge just said "as we all know we are in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Sounds like shes tee-ing up something. Let's see what happens.
The judge just said "as we all know we are in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Sounds like shes tee-ing up something. Let's see what happens.
7) Ghislaine just pleaded "not guilty" to the indictment in this matter.
8) The government is speaking now - in discovery they will have business records, electronically stored info from searches conducted on electronic devices, photographs, prior investigative files from a prior investigation in FL.
9) First batch of discovery will be produced once the first protective order is approved.
The government is prepared to make a substantial production of discovery. They have the goods.
The government is prepared to make a substantial production of discovery. They have the goods.
10) The bulk of the relevant materials will be produced in short order, primarily by the end of the summer.
11) The files from the FBI investigation of Jeffrey Epstein from the original case in FL have been transferred to the FBI in NY and have been physically scanned and uploaded to be used in discovery.
12) This case isn't going to end anytime soon.
The governments and defendants final trial schedule isn't even set up to be due until February 2021.
At this point the US attorneys do not anticipate seeking a superseding indictment. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/ghislaine-maxwell-charged-manhattan-federal-court-conspiring-jeffrey-epstein-sexually
The governments and defendants final trial schedule isn't even set up to be due until February 2021.
At this point the US attorneys do not anticipate seeking a superseding indictment. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/ghislaine-maxwell-charged-manhattan-federal-court-conspiring-jeffrey-epstein-sexually
13) Trial will commence on July 12, 2021.
Pre-trial schedule dates include:
Initial non-electronic disclosure - due Friday Aug 21, 2020
Completion of discovery - Nov. 9, 2020
Pretrial defense motions - Dec. 21, 2020
Govt. response Jan 22, 2021
Replies due Feb. 5, 2021
Pre-trial schedule dates include:
Initial non-electronic disclosure - due Friday Aug 21, 2020
Completion of discovery - Nov. 9, 2020
Pretrial defense motions - Dec. 21, 2020
Govt. response Jan 22, 2021
Replies due Feb. 5, 2021
14) The government is motioning for detention vs. bail. The government will speak first to argue their side, then the victims can speak, then Ghislaine's lawyer Mr. Cohen will argue last.
Pre-trial services and the victims seek detention due to significant red flags.
Pre-trial services and the victims seek detention due to significant red flags.
15) Ghislaine Maxwell is a citizen of France, the UK, and the USA, making her a flight risk.
France WILL NOT extradite a citizen of France, even if the citizen is a dual citizen.
France WILL NOT extradite a citizen of France, even if the citizen is a dual citizen.
16) Ghislaine Maxwell had her cell phone wrapped in tin foil to evade law enforcement, which is another reason the government is justifying the concern for granting bail for Ghislaine. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/13/ghislaine-maxwell-hid-fbi-covered-phone-tin-foil/112171244/
17) Annie Farmer (a victim of both Epstein and Maxwell) is testifying right now as to why Maxwell should not be released on bail. @KirbySommers @VRSVirginia @jebrittan2
18) Mr. Cohen (Ghislaine's lawyer) is now giving his counter-arguments to the government's arguments as to why Ghislaine ought to be released on a bail package with strict conditions.
Of course his first argument is the pandemic COVID-19.
Of course his first argument is the pandemic COVID-19.
19) BREAKING:
Judge Alison Nathan -
"Ms. Maxwell is entitled to the full presumption of evidence."
MAXWELL POSES A RISK OF FLIGHT DUE TO INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN RELATIONS AND MONETARY RESOURCES
BAIL DENIED @drawandstrike
Judge Alison Nathan -
"Ms. Maxwell is entitled to the full presumption of evidence."
MAXWELL POSES A RISK OF FLIGHT DUE TO INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN RELATIONS AND MONETARY RESOURCES
BAIL DENIED @drawandstrike
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