SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Oct 15 - In the Lev Parnas and
Andrey Kukushkin jury trial,
the first witnesses testified
on the afternoon of October
13. Inner City Press live
tweeted it here
and here.
Vlog here.
On October
14, Parnas' lawyer Joseph Bondy accused the
US Attorney's Office of racism, and AUSA
Hagen Scotten of threatening him with or
about a sidearm. Inner City Press live
tweeted it here
podcast here
Now
on the morning of October
15, before the jury came in, the
defense successfully argued to
have the jury instructed that the
Times Square
"street fight / racist"
video shown the day
before is not
relevant and is excluded.
Inner City Press
live tweeted
it here and
below, podcast
here
it's US
v. Parnas
&
Kukushkin, Day
3 - more focus
on Times
Square "race"
video. US
admits not
relevant,
because
forwarded to
40 people.
Bondy wants it
stricken; US
opposes.
Assistant
US Attorney
agrees that
the video -
described as
an African
American
couple
attaching an
African
American in
Times Square -
should not go
in to the jury
deliberations.
But they don't
want it
highlighted by
being stricken
- it would
imply Bondy
was right
Defense's
Friedman:
Telling the
jury that it
was sent by
Mr. Kukushkin
to many people
is
prejudicial,
many see it in
bad taste.
AUSA: In their
opening they
say Kukushkin
reached out to
Fruman for
business and
what a mistake
it was, I
thought it was
well delivered
AUSA:
But sending
this video may
show it's not
a normal
business
relationship
between two
men from
Odessa.
Judge Oetken:
I also
wondered what
this exhibit
went to. It's
either in or
out. I need to
tell them,
it's not in,
under 403. I'm
going to tell
them that.
AUSA:
You should
tell them at
the end. The
video is not
in the jury's
mind right
now.
Defense wants
the limiting
experience
now, citing
3rd Circuit
pattern jury
instruction on
stricken
exhibits. "Do
not consider
this exhibit
in reaching
your
decision." 3d
Cir case
Judge
Oetken bring
jury in and
tells that
that Exhibit
43-a-19 is no
longer in
evidence, the
"street fight"
in Times
Square, is no
longer in.
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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