{"id":879421,"date":"2021-10-14T13:44:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T17:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=879421"},"modified":"2021-10-14T13:44:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T17:44:32","slug":"ghislaine-maxwell-federal-prosecutors-want-jury-selection-questionnaire-sealed-from-public-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-federal-prosecutors-want-jury-selection-questionnaire-sealed-from-public-view\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghislaine Maxwell, Federal Prosecutors Want Jury Selection Questionnaire Sealed From Public View"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fghislaine-maxwell-federal-prosecutors-want-jury-selection-questionnaire-sealed-from-public-view%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=879421&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a surprise move, Ghislaine Maxwell and federal prosecutors are working together to keep a proposed questionnaire that would be used to screen potential jurors hidden from public view ahead of the British socialite\u2019s trial, which is scheduled for November.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell has been charged with procuring underage girls for her friend, sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>CNBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/10\/13\/jeffrey-epstein-friend-ghislaine-maxwell-wants-jury-questions-secret-in-sex-case.html\">reported<\/a> that prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Southern District of New York filed a letter to federal Judge Alison Nathan explaining that Maxwell\u2019s attorneys want the proposed questionnaire as well as the oral questions that would be asked to potential jurors kept hidden \u201cto avoid media coverage that may prejudice the jury selection process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutors wrote that the \u201cGovernment consents to the defense\u2019s request.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the same letter, prosecutors noted that the submission of proposed jury questions includes notations of objections Maxwell\u2019s lawyers and prosecutors have with particular questions suggested by either party,\u201d CNBC reported. \u201cJury questionnaires as a rule include queries about whether a potential juror has prior knowledge of a criminal case, from news articles or other sources, whether they know people connected to the case, and whether they or people they know have been victims of crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In their letter asking to keep the questionnaires secret, Maxwell\u2019s attorney Bobbi Sternheim bizarrely compared her client to Harvey Weinstein, R. Kelly, and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York has been the venue for some of the most notorious events, including but hardly limited to the recent investigation and resignation of Governor Andrew Cuomo and trials and convictions of Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly,\u201d Sternheim wrote. \u201cThe fact that a woman now stands trial for charges almost exclusively alleged against men heightens the interest and intrigue of this case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell has been charged with numerous counts of sex trafficking underage girls as part of her role in allegedly procuring the girls for sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, who died of an apparent suicide on August 10, 2019, after he was arrested and charged with the sex trafficking of minors. Maxwell has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her.<\/p>\n<p>As the New York Daily News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/manhattan\/ny-ghislaine-maxwell-jurors-secrecy-cuomo-weinstein-weiner-20211013-zbnaj3jpunbpbnmnazhn3yfnpa-story.html\">reported<\/a>, Sternheim\u2019s letter also stated that the charges against her client deal with \u201csensational, hot-button social issues \u2026 sexual harassment and abuse of females of all ages, including inappropriate sexual contact with minors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sternheim added that publicity surrounding jury selection could hurt Maxwell\u2019s right to a fair trial.<\/p>\n<p>It was not the first time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a surprise move, Ghislaine Maxwell and federal prosecutors are working together to keep a proposed questionnaire that would be used to screen potential jurors hidden from public view ahead of the British socialite\u2019s trial, which is scheduled for November.Maxwell has been charged with procuring underage girls for her friend, sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.CNBC reported that prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Southern District of New York filed a letter to federal Judge Alison Nathan explaining that Maxwell\u2019s attorneys want the proposed questionnaire as well as the oral questions that would be asked to potential jurors kept hidden \u201cto avoid media coverage that may prejudice the jury selection process.\u201dThe prosecutors wrote that the \u201cGovernment consents to the defense\u2019s request.\u201d\u201cIn the same letter, prosecutors noted that the submission of proposed jury questions includes notations of objections Maxwell\u2019s lawyers and prosecutors have with particular questions suggested by either party,\u201d CNBC reported. \u201cJury questionnaires as a rule include queries about whether a potential juror has prior knowledge of a criminal case, from news articles or other sources, whether they know people connected to the case, and whether they or people they know have been victims of crimes.\u201dIn their letter asking to keep the questionnaires secret, Maxwell\u2019s attorney Bobbi Sternheim bizarrely compared her client to Harvey Weinstein, R. Kelly, and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.\u201cNew York has been the venue for some of the most notorious events, including but hardly limited to the recent investigation and resignation of Governor Andrew Cuomo and trials and convictions of Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly,\u201d Sternheim wrote. \u201cThe fact that a woman now stands trial for charges almost exclusively alleged against men heightens the interest and intrigue of this case.\u201dMaxwell has been charged with numerous counts of sex trafficking underage girls as part of her role in allegedly procuring the girls for sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, who died of an apparent suicide on August 10, 2019, after he was arrested and charged with the sex trafficking of minors. Maxwell has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her.As the New York Daily News reported, Sternheim\u2019s letter also stated that the charges against her client deal with \u201csensational, hot-button social issues \u2026 sexual harassment and abuse of females of all ages, including inappropriate sexual contact with minors.\u201dSternheim added that publicity surrounding jury selection could hurt Maxwell\u2019s right to a fair trial.It was not the first time Maxwell\u2019s attorneys have made an odd connection to other people in the news. Back in December, Maxwell\u2019s attorney Christian Everdell referenced the slain son of a New Jersey judge in an effort to keep Maxwell\u2019s bail motion secret.\u201cAs we have all been recently reminded with the tragic case of the death of Judge Esther Salas\u2019s son, there are people who are capable of committing horrible acts of violence \u2014 even against innocent third parties \u2014 by convincing themselves that their actions are justified,\u201d Everdell wrote in a motion to the court.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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