Lindsey Halligan Was Never Alone with the Grand Jury; EDVA's Grand Jury Coordinator Was - emptywheel

"During the intermediary time, between concluding my presentation and being notified of the grand jury's return, I had no interaction whatsoever with any members of the grand jury. This time represents the grand jury's private deliberation which was done in secret with no one but the members of the grand jury present, consistent with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(d)(2). I was never present in front of the grand jury alone. At every moment I was in front of the grand jury, the court reporter was also present."

"With the high profile nature of these cases, we went back through the audio and transcript for the J.C. case again and can confirm that no audio was missed and no testimony was left out. There was one instance where the prosector had technical issues with ELMO and some of the jurors assisted and came in to assist as well. That is detailed out in the transcript. Both the court reporter and the CSO remained in the Grand Jury area (outside the jury room but in the secure area where the breakroom and restrooms are) during the deliberation period."

The presenter stated that after concluding the presentation and before notification of the grand jury's return there was no interaction with jurors, identifying that period as private grand jury deliberation under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(d)(2). The presenter affirmed never being alone before the grand jury and that the court reporter was always present. The transcription service rechecked audio and transcript, confirming no audio or testimony was missed. A single technical issue with ELMO required juror assistance, detailed in the transcript. The court reporter and CSO remained in the secure grand jury area during approximately two hours of deliberations, and audio files matched timestamps when transferred.

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