DOJ-OGR-00017834.pdf

--- Page 1 --- **Document Header** * Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE * Document 745 * Filed 08/10/22 * Page 225 of 264 **Transcript Text** 1. (At sidebar) 2. THE COURT: We discussed this yesterday, didn't we? 3. MS. STERNHEIM: Judge, the witness is going to talk about home life. It's not the subject matter of his testimony, it's whether she revealed to him at a time earlier than meeting with the government allegations concerning Ms. Maxwell. 4. THE COURT: Well, but Ms. Menninger crossed on the veracity of her poverty and financial situation growing up and the relationship with her mother, and I assume that's where we're going. 5. MS. STERNHEIM: I think the government -- I don't think that's the issue here. The issue is whether she stated at sometime earlier that she was abused. 6. THE COURT: Well, that's true. But you've put in issue her credibility about everything. Why did you cross her on whether she grew up poor? 7. MS. STERNHEIM: Because they raised it. They raised the fact that she lived in a pool house. The witness testified under oath that she lost her home after her father died. I don't think that's the issue -- THE COURT: So you've attacked her credibility on that. You said her credibility on everything is an issue. You specifically attacked her credibility on that. Why can't it come in as a prior consistent -- you're saying this witness can only testify about -- **Footer** * SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. * (212) 805-0300 * DOJ-OGR-00017834