He blamed the “volunteers” who had made the meme - one of whom, he named, was Tarrio.Īmy Berman Jackson. In 2019, Amy Berman Jackson put Roger Stone under oath and asked how he came to post an Instagram post of her with crosshairs on it. Other jurors also told the court in sealed hearings this week that they had been “accosted,” one source told CNN, though it’s unclear to what extent.īut that report and some of the discussions I’ve seen elsewhere didn’t describe the list of reasons why such threats should be taken seriously.įirst, there’s the fact that defendant Enrique Tarrio has already been investigated in this courthouse for his potential role in a threat against a judge. When other jurors found out about the incident, they also began to look out for the individual and had taken at least one picture of the person, according to someone familiar with the matter. One juror told the judge he thought it was possible the interactions were random and it might have been someone experiencing homelessness in the area. Some jurors appear to be split on their views of the incidents, people familiar said. The juror told court staff she had seen the same individual on several occasions and thought they might be following her. Another juror has said they were “accosted” but no further details were available.Īs CNN reported, a juror had become worried that someone was following her.Ī juror told the court an individual came up to her outside of a Washington, DC, metro station and asked if she was a juror, multiple sources told CNN. Though the exact reason was not disclosed by the court (nor would one expect it to be at this point), CNN reported that multiple sources said the sealed hearing was prompted after a juror raised concerns that she was being followed. A press coalition moved to unseal proceedings on at least one of those days but was promptly denied by Judge Kelly for reasons he failed to describe on the record. Trial days were stopped and started three times last week for sealed hearings that stretched for more than an hour.
That’s important background to Brandi’s report, at the end of her update on the Proud Boys trial, of how much of last week the trial was halted for a series of sealed hearings.Īpart from routine objections launched by the defense to even the most mundane of issues and separate from the unending series of motions for mistrial, last week featured a new and unwelcome variable: the sealed hearing.Ī sealed hearing, or a hearing closed to the public and press, is typically held when sensitive or classified matters are being discussed by the parties. Enrique Tarrio has already been investigated by a grand jury in Prettyman Courthouse for any role he had in threats to undermine a criminal prosecution.
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