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1401GMT

Judge Alison Nathan, who yesterday in DC forwarded her nomination to 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, takes the bench & just begins ruling on the filings that built up over the 3 day hiatus (request for call in line amid Omicron and all flight logs still UNacted on)

Judge Nathan: About Doctor Loftus' testimony. The US seeks to exclude 2 aspects, her testimony on leading questions and therapists' techniques. I have ruled that these are generally admissible. I deny the government's motion to preclude.

Maxwell's lawyer Bobbi Sternheim: I didn't think there was a need to make this part of the public record.

[Talk, which we'll also anonymize, is about positive COVID test. But question: has the 3 day hiatus made a COVID impact on this trial more or less likely?]

Judge Nathan: I let a juror deliberate remotely...

Team Maxwell: Our first witness, Ms. Espinosa, has given us some photos of the soap opera of "Jane" [Maxwell doxing alert]

Maxwell's lawyer: In October 1996, where were you living?

Witness: I started out on the Upper East Side.

Maxwell's lawyer: I was hired as a lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein's company.

Maxwell's lawyer: Would you recognize Ms. Maxwell today?

Ms. Espinosa: She's over there, in what appears to be a PURPLE sweater. [Identification made] Maxwell's lawyer: Where else did you work?

Ms. Espinosa: Sometimes at Ghislaine's residence.

Ms. Espinosa: Did did have other personal assistants come through, like Sarah Kellen and Emmy Tayler.

Maxwell's lawyer: When did you see Sarah Kellen?

Ms. Espinosa: More toward the end.

Maxwell's lawyer: Can you describe the layout of the office on Madison Avenue?

Espinosa: You get off the elevator and there are the restrooms. Jeffrey's office was in the corner. I sat to the left of his assistant. My office was Ghislaine's office. We shared it.

Maxwell's lawyer: Did you sign a non disclosure agreement?

Espinosa: Yes.

Espinosa: Ghislaine ran the properties for Jeffrey Epstein.

Maxwell's lawyer: Where did she fall in importance?

Espinosa: She was obviously very important to me. And to Jeffrey, given his personal residences.

1521GMT

Espinosa: Jeffrey acquired a Paris apartment, and then an island. It was called Little St. James but got renamed, Little Saint Jeff's.

Maxwell's lawyer: Did you assist?

Espinosa: There was construction. I furnished the house, in a resort style.

Espinosa: We shipped in sand --

Maxwell's lawyer: You shipped in sand to a tropical island?

Espinosa: He wanted more sand on the beach. And palm trees. We even had a fire truck and fire men on the island.

Espinosa: Before Jeffrey would visit one of the residences, we would fly in the bread he liked. I think we did butter, too.

Maxwell's lawyer: What about Emmy Tayler?

Espinosa: She would take care of the dog, and carry Ghislaine's handbag.

Maxwell's lawyer: Did Ghislaine ever live with Jeffrey Epstein?

Espinosa: No.

Maxwell's lawyer: What about 44 Kinnerton Street in London?

Espinosa: Yes, I've been there. 3 years ago.

Maxwell's lawyer: Do you know who owned it?

Espinosa: No.

Maxwell's lawyer: Did Jeffrey Epstein receive female visitors in his office?

Espinosa: Yes.

Maxwell's lawyer: Look at this document & the person called "Jane." Do you recall seeing her in the office?

Espinosa: Yes

Maxwell's lawyer: How old did she seem?

Espinosa: 18

Maxwell's lawyer: Do you know if Jane traveled in Mr. Epstein's planes?

Espinosa: I don't know. She moved to California to be on a soap opera. It's my favorite soap opera. I have headshots she sent me. [doxing alert]

Maxwell's lawyer: We want to introduce these headshots into the records under seal, at least temporarily. I have copies for the jurors. Can you read the envelope?

Espinosa: It's from Jane to Cimberly [she pronounces her name Kimberly] It's headshots of the cast

Espinosa: Ghislaine and Epstein at that time were behaving like a couple. All flirty. It seemed like Ghislaine moved on. I know she started dating --

Assistant US Attorney: Objection! Lack of foundation.

Judge Nathan: Sustained.

1612GMT

Maxwell's lawyer: Who came to visit Jeffrey Epstein at the office?

Espinosa: Gwendolyn Beck.... Shelly Lewis... She was British.

Maxwell's lawyer: Moving on, when Ghislaine went to Florida, was it only Palm Beach?

Espinosa: Miami too. She had a friend there.

Maxwell's lawyer: Do you know who Ted Waitt is?

Espinosa: I learned. [Gateway co-founder]

Judge Nathan: We'll stop here for the mid-morning break.

Recess

1641GMT

Everdell: Do you know if Ms. Maxwell got married?

Espinosa starts to answer but AUSA objects.

Judge Nathan: Sustained.

Everdell: OK, when did you have a video conference with the government about this case?

Espinosa: November 2020.

Everdell: Why did you leave?

Espinosa: After 9/11 I wanted to return to California. I feel like Ghislaine was a good resource for my own career, what I learned, how to handle multiple projects at one time. It helped me get to where I am today.

Everdell: did you ever seen Jeffrey Epstein involved with young girls?

Espinosa: No.

Everdell: No further questions.

Judge Nathan: Cross.

AUSA: You never went to Palm Beach, right?

Espinosa: No.

AUSA: No further questions.

Next witness: Raghu Sud.

Everdell: Where do you live?

Sud: East Windsor, NJ. I work at Shopper's Travel since 1988. I am Vice President.

Everdell: Was Epstein a customer?

Sud: Yes.

Everdell: Can you authenticate these travel records? Yes.

AUSA: These records in RS-1, they are to 2006? Yes.

Everdell: No re-direct.

Next witness: Elizabeth Loftus, who testified for Harvey Weinstein. First, her credentials. This could take a while.

Loftus: I have a big CV. I have been consulted by DOJ, the CIA...

Maxwells' lawyer: Are there experiments on emotion and its impact on memory?

Loftus: I published one in 2008. We implanted entire flash events and measured responses.

Loftus: I've testified in 300 trials. I've only consulted with the prosecution 5 times, and testified only one for the prosecution. My research into false memory doesn't fit into their agenda.

1730GMT

Loftus is accepted as an expert witness in this case.

Loftus: Your Honor, can I used the equipment to show the jurors the three stages?

AUSA Pomerantz: No objection.

Loftus: The media is a source of post-event false memories, contamination.

Loftus (bragging) - And when I was consulting for Secret Service... [Wag Q: And when was that?]

Loftus has drawn a barbell, labeled "Acquisition - Retention - Retrieval." Now she says people might remember something as a dumbbell if it's labeled so

Update: Now Loftus has drawn a box under the bar of the barbell and has written in it the word "Time."

Judge Nathan: OK, we're going to take the lunch break. Jurors, enjoy your lunch.

Jury exits

1804GMT

Judge Nathan: I'll look at your submissions while I have my lunch.

Judge Nathan: We'll try to come to resolution before the jury comes back. Mr. Hamilton, you're going to confer on that, how to make it happen.

Maxwell's lawyer: If he's up to it

Recess

1910GMT

Maxwell's lawyer want to put in "prior inconsistent statement" of survivor witness Carolyn, after they finish the paid memory decay expert Loftus.

Judge Nathan: What else?

Maxwell's lawyer: The US' rebuttal expert, I'm prepared to file something if they actually call the expert.

Judge Nathan: Hamilton?

Everdell: We reached him, he can do WebEx tomorrow.

Sternheim: Because of his condition, we haven't spoken.

Jury enters Maxwell's lawyer: Dr Loftus, are you aware of image enhancing memory distortion?

Loftus: It makes people feel better about themselves.

Maxwell's lawyer: I asked you about C.V. So I move into evidence your C.V.

AUSA: Objection.

Judge Nathan: I am allowing in Dr Loftus' C.V.

Maxwell's lawyer: What are you charging?

Loftus: $600 an hour.

Maxwell's lawyer: Media distortion includes dramatic portrayals, right?

Loftus: Oh, yes.

Cross examination.

AUSA Pomerantz: Let's talk about consulting. You've done it with defense attorneys 100s of times, right?

Loftus: Probably.

AUSA: You've only consulted with the prosecutors five times, right?

Loftus: Right.

AUSA: In your book "Witness for the Defense," you wrote that you should be an advocate

Loftus: That leaves out the context --

AUSA: You don't sit in courtroom - you weren't present for testimony on this case, right?

Loftus: I was not present in the courtroom.

AUSA: You're charging the defendant $600 an hour right now, right?

Loftus: Yes.

AUSA: You were paid for high profile defendants, right? Millions of dollars?

Loftus: I don't know how much.

AUSA: In 1975 you didn't charge $600 a hour, right?

Loftus: I did it free.

AUSA: You market yourself by testifying, right?

Loftus: I don't market myself at all.

AUSA: You give lists of your cases to defense attorneys, right?

Loftus: When asked.

AUSA: You testified for Harvey Weinstein, right?

Judge Nathan: Just a moment.

[When they resume, there's no more mention of Harvey Weinstein. At least not yet.]

AUSA: When you testify for high profile defendants, it brings you more business, right?

Loftus: Maybe.

AUSA: You showed fake photos of Bugs Bunny at Disney, right?

Loftus: Yes.

AUSA: Bugs Bunny is Warner Brothers, but 16% misremembered, right?

Maxwell's lawyer: I object.

Judge Nathan: You can come up.

Sidebar

2005GMT

Lawyers return from sidebar.

Loftus: Some falsely remembered touching Bugs Bunny's head and him saying "What's Up, doc?"

AUSA: There's a science museum experiment, right?

AUSA: And the lost in the mall study - 25% misremembered, right?

Loftus: Correct.

AUSA: I'm not going to ask you to describe a rectal enema, but it's a painful procedure, right?

Loftus: Yes.

AUSA: This memory could not easily be implanted

Re-direct.

Maxwell's lawyer: There are restrictions on what kind of studies you can do, right?

AUSA: Objection.

Judge Nathan: I'll allow it.

Loftus: We can't implant memories of sexual abuse.

Next witness: Michael William Aznaran.

Maxwell's lawyer: We need a sidebar.

Judge Nathan: Wait for the break.

Maxwell's lawyer: Where do you work?

Aznaran: Customs & Border Protection. We check incoming people.

Maxwell's lawyer: Look at this sealed Exhibit GX12. Call her Jane. Did you search for this?

Aznaran: I did.

Maxwell's lawyer: And Kate and Annie Farmer, did you search for them?

Aznaran: Yes, I did the searches.

Maxwell's lawyer: So now we need the sidebar.

Judge Nathan: We'll get the jurors their afternoon break.

Jury exits

Judge Nathan: Mr. Azaran, could you step out?

AUSA: These are 15 years of records, including outside the charges time frame.

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