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Before Visoski re-takes the stand (scheduled for 14:30), Judge Nathan brings up again the unidentified juror who'd have to travel between Christmas and New Years.
Maxwell's lawyer Pagliuca: We'd like to know which juror it is, or at least if they are an alternate.
Judge Nathan: I think I have to excuse the juror, if they can't cancel or move the trip. I'll step down.
Clerk Ms. Williams: All rise!
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Judge Nathan returns and says: I asked but it seems there is no way to change or move the trip. So I have excused Juror Number 58. The other jurors are ready. Please bring the witness into the box.
Larry Visoski, in the plexiglass witness box, says, "I'm OK."
Assistant US Attorney Maurene Comey: May the witness remove his mask?
Judge Nathan: Yes.
AUSA Comey: Good more, Mister Visoski. What assistants did Mr. Epstein have other than Ms. Maxwell?
Visoski: There were many.
AUSA Comey: Did Ms. Maxwell have assistants?
Visoski: She did.
AUSA Comey: Can you name some assistants?
Visoski: There was a Kimberly and, of course, Sarah Kellen.
AUSA Comey: Is that Ms. Kellen?
[Exhibit is a woman in a bright green dress]
Visoski: Yes.
AUSA Comey: What's this?
Visoski: The entrance to Mr. Epstein's Zorro Ranch... There is a triple-wide trailer with a faux Western facade. We had a runway and a hangar for our aircraft.
AUSA Comey: How many acres was Mr Epstein's ranch?
Visoski: Ten thousand acres.
AUSA Comey: Did you ever go into the main residence.
Visoski: Yes. To pick up luggage, and install electronics. Mr. Epstein was a real audiophile. He also had a home theater with a drop-down screen. He had a little family room off to the side.
AUSA Comey: Turning now to Mr. Epstein's island, what was it called?
Visoski: Little St. James. It was a regular destination. I also flew the helicopter, from St. Thomas to Little St. James. Also, more electronics installation.
AUSA Comey: How else could you get there?
Visoski: Boat.
AUSA Comey: OK, where did you meet Ms. Maxwell?
Visoski: She had a three bedroom apartment, I installed electronics there too. Then she bought her own townhouse.
AUSA: Why did you go there?
Visoski: Luggage.
AUSA Comey: Did Ms. Maxwell ever fly the helicopter?
Visoski: Many times.
AUSA Comey: And what are these photos?
Visoski: That's Mr. Epstein in front of his plane.
[The plane is black and Epstein is standing in front of it in a yellow windbreaker, with a smile.]
AUSA Comey: For Mr. Epstein, did you ever fly to Traverse City, Michigan?
Visoski: Yes. Must have been summer or Fall, cherry season.
AUSA Comey: Where did you pick up his luggage?
Visoski: The Interlochen School of Music [Center for the Arts]
AUSA Maurene Comey: I offer into evidence this stipulation, that the dates of birth of these individuals are correct. We are submitting these under seal. Let the jurors pick up the binders under their chairs, to see the sealed exhibits. But don't open it.
Judge Nathan: And don't put them on the screen. Paper only. [Pause] I need glasses.
AUSA Comey: Government Exhibit 12... Mr. Visoski, is this the name of the female singer you remember being a passenger on Mr. Epstein's plane?
Visoski: Yes.
AUSA Comey: We'll call her Jane. How did you meet her?
Visoski: Mr. Epstein brought her to the cockpit. She had piercing powder blue eyes. AUSA Comey: Do you remember Virginia Roberts?
Visoski: Yes. A shorter woman with dirty blonde hair.
AUSA Comey: Nothing further.
Judge Nathan: You may cross examine.
Maxwell's lawyer Christian R. Everdell: You started working for Mr. Epstein with Dave Rogers, correct?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: And he let you use the restroom?
Visoski: Yes. Like I need to now.
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Judge Nathan: OK, looks like it's time for our mid-morning break.
Everdell: One last question before we break - did you walk through the cabin?
Visoski: Yes, in the Gulf Stream.
Everdell: Take a break.
Clerk: All rise!
30 Min Recess
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Judge Nathan: I hope you had a pleasant and TIMELY break, jurors. You may proceed.
Maxwell's lawyer Everdell: I trust you're feeling better.
Visoski: Much better.
Everdell: So you walked through the Gulf Stream to use the restroom, correct?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: If Mr. Epstein were engaging in sex acts with underage girls he probably would have told you not to leave the cockpit, correct?
Objection!
Judge Nathan: Overruled.
Visoski: Correct.
Everdell: So this was before cell phones, and you were using beepers, correct? Visoski: Yes. I'd recognize Mr. Epstein's number.
Everdell: And you'd mostly hear about flights from Ghislaine if she was going to be on them, right?
Visoski: Mostly.
Everdell: So former President Bill Clinton flew on the plane, right?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: And you were told to clean up.
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: But some passengers, you were never told the names, right?
Visoski: Correct.
Everdell: I want to ask you about a few specific flights. You mentioned Interlochen, the arts center. Did you know that Epstein himself attended the summer camp, when he was a child?
Visoski: I was not.
Everdell: On your flights to Interlochen, wasn't Itzhak Perlman on one?
Visoski: Yes he was.
Everdell: And Epstein had a cabin there, right?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: And you flew Mr. Epstein to Columbus, Ohio to see Les Wexner, right?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: And the women we're calling Jane, you knew her real name, right?
Visoski: I do.
Everdell: And beyond the striking blue eyes, you have said she had large breasts, right?
Visoski: She was a mature woman.
Everdell: I'm sorry, we're having a choreography issue.
Judge Nathan: Can we move past it without sending the jurors back into the jury room?
Everdell: Yes, as long as I can return to it.
Judge Nathan: We'll just take a five minute break now.
Clerk: All rise!
5 Min Recess
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Jury returns late.
Judge Nathan: Well at least you're getting your steps in. Please proceed.
Everdell: So there were others in Epstein's world who had the same name as the person we are calling Jane?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: Like sealed exhibit LV3a and LV3b
Maxwell's lawyer Everdell: Are you familiar with Prince Andrew?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: And he flew on Mr. Epstein's plane, right?
Visoski: He did.
Maxwell's lawyer Everdell: Are you familiar with Annie Farmer?
Visoski: I've heard the name. But I don't know of any record.
Everdell: Put up LV4 and LV5. Mr. Visoski, do you see the documents, with names?
Visoski: Yes.
Judge Nathan: Admitted under seal.
Everdell: The person we're calling Kate, her real name is on LV4, right?
Visoski: I don't remember that name at all.
Everdell: You've mentioned Bill Clinton, Itzhak Perlman, Prince Andrew... Did Donald Trump fly on Epstein's plane?
Visoski. Yes, he did.
Everdell: And John Glenn and George Mitchell flew on Epstein's plane, right?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: And Kevin Spacey?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: After first staying in a hotel, did Mr. Epstein put you up in an apartment?
Visoski: Yes. At 301 East 66 Street. Sarah Kellen stayed there too. And the person who's name we can't say, LV3a.
Everdell: But not Jane, right?
Visoski: I did not see Jane.
Everdell: The green sports car, who gave it to Mr. Epstein?
Visoski: Les Wexner.
Everdell: And Mr. Epstein gave you 40 acres of land in New Mexico, on which to build your home?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: And he paid your two children's college tuition?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: He cared about your daughters when they were in college, right?
Visoski: And even when they were younger.
Everdell: And Mr. Epstein had back problems and needed massages, right?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: He used 10,000 Waves Studio in Santa Fe, yes?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: And when he met him, Epstein's girl friend was Eva Andersson-Dubin, right?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: And Ms. Maxwell just worked for him?
Visoski: It seemed that way.
Everdell: Later, whatever personal relationship existed between Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell fizzled out, right?
Visoski: Yes, in the 2000s.
Everdell: And Epstein brought in others, like personal assistant Sarah Kellen, right?
Visoski: Yes.
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Everdell: And later Ghislaine was in a relationship with Ted Waitt, CEO of Gateway Computers, right?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: She introduced you to Mr. Waitt's pilot, right?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: Good time for a break.
Judge Nathan: Done.
Recess
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Epstein's pilot Visoski still on the stand. AUSA asks Judge to tell court arts not to sketch some witnesses.
Judge Nathan: Mr. Everdell, you may continue with your cross examination of Mr Visoski. And Mr. Visoski, I remind you that you are under oath.
Maxwell's lawyer Everdell: People liked to go hiking on the Zorro Ranch, right?
Visoski: Yes.
Everdell: But since there were snakes, one needed boots, right?
Visoski: Yes, that would be preferred.
Everdell: And you never saw Ghislaine looking pregnant, did you?
Visoski: I never did.
Everdell: And Ghislaine seemed like a nice person to you, did she not?
Visoski: She did.
Everdell: And you have two daughters - and you let them ride horses with Ghislaine, right?
Visoski: I did.
Everdell: You saw nothing in 30 years that made you think Mr. Epstein was an abuser, right?
Visoski: I did not.
Everdell: Nothing further.
Judge Nathan: Re-direct.
AUSA Maurene Comey: Did you let your 14 year old daughter massage Mr. Epstein?
Visoski: I did not.
AUSA Comey: Nothing further. And we call our next witness, "Jane."
Judge Nathan: I order the sketch artist not to accurately depict the witness. AUSA Comey: What is Government Exhibit 12, under seal?
"Jane" - It is my birth certificate.
AUSA Comey: How old were you when you first had sexual contact with Jeffrey Epstein?
Jane: 14.
AUSA: Who was in the room?
Jane: Ghislaine Maxwell.
AUSA: Do you see her here?
Jane: Yes. There. In sort of a beige turtleneck.
AUSA: She has identified the defendant.
AUSA Comey: What type of work did your father do?
Jane: He was a musical composer. Then he died of leukemia. His employer had canceled his health insurance without him knowing. We essentially went bankrupt and had to move out.
AUSA Comey: When you were at Interlochen, did you meet a couple?
Jane: Yes. The woman had a dog and the man said they were big benefactors. They asked for my mother's phone number. A landline.
AUSA Comey: When you visited, what do you remember about spending time at the pool?
Jane: There were four woman and Ghislaine, all topless and some of them were naked. I was shocked. I hadn't seen that before. Maxwell would ask me if I had boyfriends.
AUSA Comey: Did Epstein begin to pay for things for you?
Jane: Voice lessons. Clothes. Things for school.
AUSA: Did Ms Maxwell give you some advice?
Jane: That if you fck them you can always fck them, they're sort of grandfathered in. I didn't know what it meant
AUSA: What did they tell you about their social circle?
Jane: Donald Trump. Bill Clinton. Mike Wallace.
AUSA: How was the house decorated?
Jane: Art, sculptures. Pictures of famous people, presidents. I thought some of the art was odd - naked women, creepy animals
Pseudonymous witness "Jane" - Epstein took me into the pool house. He proceeded to masturbate on me. Then he went into the bathroom & cleaned himself & acted like nothing happened. I'd never seen that before.
AUSA: Did you keep spending time with them?
Jane: Yes.
Pseudonymous witness "Jane" - Jeffrey [Epstein] proceeded to masturbate again. Ghislaine was rubbing on him, kissing on him.
AUSA: How old were you?
Jane: Fourteen.
AUSA: What was Ms. Maxwell's demeanor like?
Jane: She was very casual, like this was entirely normal. I was confused. When you are 14 you have no idea what is going on.
AUSA: Did Jeffrey Epstein touch you?
Jane: Yes. Everywhere.
AUSA: Did you touch Mr. Epstein?
Jane: [pause] Everywhere.
AUSA: I'm sorry to ask you this, but did he use sex toys?
Jane: Yes. Like those back massagers. They were painful. He did it anyway.
AUSA: Did Maxwell touch your body?
Jane: Yes.
AUSA: How often did these things happen?
Jane: Every time I visited his house.
AUSA: Did you travel to his other homes?
Jane: Yes.
AUSA: We'll back back to that. When other people were present, how did incidents start?
Jane: Jeffrey would say, follow him.
AUSA: Follow him where?
Jane: To his bedroom. Or to the massage room. He would get on the massage table and it would sort of turn into this orgy.
AUSA: How often was Maxwell present?
Jane: I can't give a precise number.
AUSA: During the incident when you were 14, was Maxwell in the room? Jane: Yes.
AUSA: When you were 14, 15 and 16 how many times did you travel with them?
Jane: About ten times. To NYC, and New Mexico. On Jeffrey's plane.
AUSA: What kind of art work did they have?
Jane: Yes, it was weird. Animal heads. Naked women. Orgies. It didn't seem very unusual at this point.
AUSA: How did you feel, in the New York house?
Jane: Like someone was always watching you.
AUSA: What would Epstein asked you to do?
Jane: To straddle his face. To pinch his nipples.
AUSA: Were there times that Maxwell was present?
Jane: Yes.
AUSA: In the NY house, where did this happen?
Jane: In the massage room.
AUSA: On the trip to New Mexico, where did you spend most of your time?
Jane: On the ranch. It was in the middle of nowhere.
AUSA: Did anyone come into your room?
Jane: Yes. Someone came in and said, Jeffrey wants to see you and escorted me to see him.
Jane (sobbing) I did not want to go see him.
AUSA: Who told you Epstein wanted to see you?
Jane: Don't know. I had to fly back to Florida to go to school. I took a commercial flight. But I was only 15 and didn't even have a [drivers] learner's permit.
Jane: So I couldn't get on the flight back to Florida, having no ID. I freaked out. But Maxwell helped solve it. She talked to someone & I got on the plane.
AUSA: What was your home life like at the time?
Jane: We were losing our home. We moved into a pool house.
Jane: My mom was enamored by the idea that these affluent people were taking an interest in me --
Maxwell's lawyer: Objection! Hearsay!
AUSA: It's for the effect on the listener.
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Judge Nathan: You may ask that question. But not what the mother said.
AUSA: Could we approach?
Judge Nathan: The jurors' snacks are here. Let's take a 10 minute break.
10 Min Recess
Everdell: I'm sorry, we're having a choreography issue
What the actual f does that mean in this instance?
From https://www.mcmanislaw.com/blog/2017/choreography-for-the-courtroom---part-two-the-performance
The rehearsals are over and the morning of the big performance has arrived. Emotions are high and the anxiety in the air is thick. It is time to execute what you have been practicing and hope you receive a standing ovation from the crowd, or in this case a judgment in your favor from the judge or jury. Here are a few tips to keep your performance on point as the trial unfolds:
FOLLOW YOUR LEADER The attorneys are the lead actor and choreographer of your show. What they say goes. When presenting exhibits digitally during trial you will run into issues with objections from opposing counsel about displaying images or documents before a foundation is laid for the document. It is important to follow your attorney’s lead and not to pull exhibits off the screen or put them up until instructed to do so. This ensures that the attorney is in control of what is displayed or not displayed during their case – not you or opposing counsel. When a judge makes a ruling on displaying an exhibit, you should still wait for your attorney to give you confirmation to remove or display the exhibit. By not making hasty moves after a ruling, you and the attorney can get back on the same page before moving forward.
BE THE LIAISON In theater, sometimes your lead actor needs to be able to focus on their role and not get distracted socializing with their other cast members. In trial, this may become true between your attorney and the client. It is always good to know from your attorney if they can juggle the responsibility of client management at the same time as trial presentation. If your attorney prefers to focus on the case then the paralegal needs to be ready to jump in and keep the client calm and happy while the attorney works their magic. This is not a knock on the client, but instead a strategic move to ensure that the client gets the best results possible. Make sure the client knows you have nothing but their best interest at heart and that is why they may or may not have contact with the attorney directly during the court proceedings. In the end, if the attorney can focus on the case and present a strong and well supported argument with no distractions then everybody wins!
BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING Be prepared for a witness to make a statement that sends your case flying in a different direction than initially planned. This means that different exhibits maybe used during direct or cross-examination and you will have to be quick to ensure your presentation is seamless even though it is different than what you had practiced. Teamwork with your attorney will play a huge factor in your ability to go along with these changes as though they were planned. Make sure you have an open line of communication from the beginning of trial preparation with your attorney and that you are on the same page when it comes to the case. Once you are in synch, the two of you can begin to develop non-verbal or short statement cues to use at trial. These non-verbal or short statement cues will be instrumental in keeping both of you on track with the new plan without alerting the judge, jury or opposing counsel to the sudden change in plans.
Just like in theater, the show must go on even when the trial is not going the way you thought it would. By ensuring good communication with your attorney from the beginning and knowing your exhibits, paralegals can give a brilliant performance regardless of the circumstances. Trial preparation can be a crazy time but once you put all the pieces together, it really is fun to watch your attorney display their brilliance on the trial stage and know that you were an integral part of the performance. Stay calm and remember to have some fun!
Emily Brady is a paralegal at McManis Faulkner. She assists attorneys in all practice areas. Throughout discovery and trial preparation, she supports the legal teams with research and documentation and is also called upon to help with case management and scheduling. Outside of the office, Emily can be seen singing and dancing in local theatre productions
And I'm curious why he was asked if Dave allowed him to use the restroom, then he responded yes like I need to now. It seems like an out of place question, almost seems like a code.