SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Oct 12 - In the Lev Parnas and
Andrey Kukushkin trial jury
selection process on the
morning October 12, one of the
first prospective jurors said
his brother is a real estate
lawyer for the Trump
Organization.
U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge J. Paul Oetken asked if
that would make the man less
than fair. No, the man
replied. And so it continued,
until 15 jurors (10 men, 5
women, three of the 15
alternates) were selected,
with a political animal and a
former DOJ employee excluded.
Inner City Press live tweeted
here:
Another
prospective juror for US v.
Parnas and Kukushkin tells
Judge Oetken he has a "Yes"
answer to the questionnaire
but would prefer to talk about
it at the sidebar. There's
more and more of that.
Now
prospective juror whose
brother works for Trump
Organization tells Judge
Oetken he listens to podcasts,
and likes comedies. Previously
juror said she gets her news
from YouTube and likes scary
movies. Jury selection inching
along; consultants Googling
wildly
Next prospective
juror says he gets his new
from Univision, lives with his
Uber driver son. Judge Oetken:
What are your readings? A:
(sounds like diverse) Judge
Oetken: Can you say that
again?
A: Divers. Divers
magazine. Like, the sea.
Next prospective
juror says he usually does
tech consulting, mentions
Salesforce - but says he's
currently working at a
climbing gym on the Upper West
Side. Likes podcasts. (Here's
Inner City Press' podcast
Next
prospective juror reads W
Magazine, and "a lot of Puerto
Rican news," asks for a
sidebar. Granted.
Next prospective
juror is a train conductor.
Judge Oetken: So is it your
voice we hear, about the
closing doors? A: No. Judge
Oetken: And what do you read?
A: The Chief. J: ?
#BodegaStaple
Next prospective
juror work for IBM, lives in
Westchester, mentions German.
Judge Oetken; But
you are a US citizen, right?
A: Yes. Re TV, Judge Oetken
asks, Did you watch Babylon
Berlin?
Next
prospective juror, a
self-described cord-cutter,
doesn't watch TV. But says he
comes across politic-o/al
articles.
Judge Oekten:
What kind of political
articles?
A: I said,
Politico.
Watch this
site.
On October 11
Kukushkin asked to exclude a
slew of Government Exhibits,
full 8-page letter on Patreon
here.
On October 5
Judge Oetken held the final
pre-trial conference in
advance of October 12 jury
selection. Inner City Press
live tweeted it here
and below (podcast here)
Late on October 7
the US Attorney's Office has
written to Judge Oetken
seeking rulings in advance to
admit exhibits including "The
Inaugural Committee Articles,
the FEC Complaint Article, the
Time cover, and the Russian
Root Emails." Full letter on
Patreon here.
And now, song here.
On September 10,
Igor "The Glue" Fruman pleaded
guilty. Inner City Press live
tweeted it here
(with vlog;
podcast here)
The
case is US
v. Parnas, et
al.,
19-cr-00725
(Oetken).
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