Special counsel John Durham can keep a list of witnesses he plans to call in an upcoming trial secret, a judge ruled on Oct. 7.
U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga, a George W. Bush appointee, approved a motion from Durham’s team.
The witness list will be sealed and will remain under seal until further order from the court, Trenga said.
Durham’s prosecution of Igor Danchenko, a key source for the anti-Donald Trump dossier compiled on behalf of Democrats ahead of the 2016 presidential election, is set to start on Oct. 11.
Michael Keilty, an assistant special counsel, asked the court on Friday to seal the list.
“Given that this case has garnered significant media attention, the government is concerned about the potential harassment of its witnesses should they be identified this far in advance of trial,” Keilty wrote.
Prosecutors plan to publicly file the list, which it provided to Danchenko’s lawyers on Oct. 10, Keilty said.
Defence lawyers did not object to the proposal, he added.
the defense must know the witness list (can't surprise defense with witnesses under any circumstance I don't believe) and they're on board?? why so agreeable I have to wonder
I don’t know if the same rules for civil and normal criminal trials apply for FISA court matters, especially those involving foreign interference and spying.
But normally you can’t have surprise witnesses.
u/#durham
That looks like Adam savages worst nightmare
Is one of them Dennis Montgomery? Probably too early for that.
Sally Yates would be interesting, and she was recently in a della. Maybe Fiona Hill is more likely though...
Good
Keeping them secret sould be keeping them from committing Arkanside!