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Court transcript (rebuttal argument)
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This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) featuring a rebuttal argument by prosecutor Ms. Comey. Comey refutes the defense's suggestion (attributed to Ms. Menninger) that the FBI manipulated witnesses or asked leading questions, citing the ethical testimony of Special Agent Young. She argues that the victims (Jane, Kate, Carolyn, and Annie) did not misremember the defendant's role in their abuse and that the defense's argument relies on the jury believing all witnesses are liars.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Comey | Prosecutor/Speaker |
Delivering rebuttal argument regarding witness credibility and FBI conduct.
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| Ms. Menninger | Defense Attorney |
Accused by Comey of improvising theoretical questions regarding FBI manipulation.
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| Special Agent Young | FBI Agent |
Testified regarding ethical values and handling of victim memories.
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| Jane | Witness/Victim |
Accuser mentioned as having testified regarding the defendant's role in abuse.
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| Kate | Witness/Victim |
Accuser mentioned as having testified regarding the defendant's role in abuse.
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| Carolyn | Witness/Victim |
Accuser mentioned as having testified regarding the defendant's role in abuse.
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| Annie | Witness/Victim |
Accuser mentioned as having testified regarding the defendant's role in abuse.
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| The Defendant | Defendant (Ghislaine Maxwell) |
Accused of having a core role in abusing the witnesses.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation; accused by defense of manipulating witnesses.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Court reporting firm listed in footer.
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| DOJ |
Department of Justice (referenced in Bates stamp DOJ-OGR-00014577).
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Timeline (2 events)
2022-08-10
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Implied jurisdiction based on court reporter name (Southern District of New York).
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Relationships (3)
Comey references Menninger's arguments in rebuttal.
Witnesses testifying about defendant's role in abusing them.
Referred to as Special Agent.
Key Quotes (5)
"There is not one shred of evidence to support that the FBI manipulated these witnesses."Source
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"Ms. Menninger seemed to improvise, ad-libbed, made up, some theoretical questions that she'd like to think that the FBI asked some of these witnesses."Source
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"She [Special Agent Young] told you how she values being ethical. She told you it matters to her that a victim's memory is her memory."Source
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"There is no way that Jane, Kate, Carolyn, and Annie just misremembered the defendant's core role in abusing them."Source
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Quote #4
"In order for the defense to be right... witness after witness after witness must have lied to you."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 767 Filed 08/10/22 Page 177 of 257 3011
LCKVMAX8 Rebuttal - Ms. Comey
LCKVMAX8 Rebuttal - Ms. Comey
1 MS. COMEY: Finally, there is this, frankly, desperate
2 suggestion that the FBI manipulated these witnesses; asked
3 leading questions to fit a narrative.
4 Let me be very clear here. There is not one shred of
5 evidence to support that in this case. Ms. Menninger seemed to
6 improvise, ad-libbed, made up, some theoretical questions that
7 she'd like to think that the FBI asked some of these witnesses
8 in their meetings with the government. But you didn't hear
9 anything about that on the witness stand or the exhibits in
10 this case. What you did hear was Special Agent Young. She
11 told you how she values being ethical. She told you it matters
12 to her that a victim's memory is her memory.
13 Not a single witness at this trial suggested for even
14 a moment that the FBI told them what to say. Remember, every
15 single witness who was asked told you flat out, the only thing
16 the governed asked of them was to tell the truth. And you know
17 that's what they did here.
18 Really the whole memory thing makes no sense at all.
19 There is no way that Jane, Kate, Carolyn, and Annie just
20 misremembered the defendant's core role in abusing them. So
21 what does that leave the defense with? They are all liars. In
22 order for the defense to be right, for the defendant not to
23 have known about the abuse, for the defendant not to have
24 participated in it, witness after witness after witness must
25 have lied to you. Jane and Kate and Carolyn and Annie must
2 suggestion that the FBI manipulated these witnesses; asked
3 leading questions to fit a narrative.
4 Let me be very clear here. There is not one shred of
5 evidence to support that in this case. Ms. Menninger seemed to
6 improvise, ad-libbed, made up, some theoretical questions that
7 she'd like to think that the FBI asked some of these witnesses
8 in their meetings with the government. But you didn't hear
9 anything about that on the witness stand or the exhibits in
10 this case. What you did hear was Special Agent Young. She
11 told you how she values being ethical. She told you it matters
12 to her that a victim's memory is her memory.
13 Not a single witness at this trial suggested for even
14 a moment that the FBI told them what to say. Remember, every
15 single witness who was asked told you flat out, the only thing
16 the governed asked of them was to tell the truth. And you know
17 that's what they did here.
18 Really the whole memory thing makes no sense at all.
19 There is no way that Jane, Kate, Carolyn, and Annie just
20 misremembered the defendant's core role in abusing them. So
21 what does that leave the defense with? They are all liars. In
22 order for the defense to be right, for the defendant not to
23 have known about the abuse, for the defendant not to have
24 participated in it, witness after witness after witness must
25 have lied to you. Jane and Kate and Carolyn and Annie must
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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