DOJ-OGR-00009003.pdf

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 613 Filed 02/24/22 Page 2 of 66 Table of Contents Table of Contents.......................................................................................................................ii Table of Authorities....................................................................................................................iv Introduction ...............................................................................................................................1 Factual Background....................................................................................................................2 I. Jury Selection........................................................................................................................2 A. The jury questionnaire....................................................................................................2 B. Juror No. 50's questionnaire...........................................................................................5 C. Juror No. 50's voir dire...................................................................................................6 D. The final composition of the jury....................................................................................9 II. Juror No. 50's admissions that he wasn't truthful with the Court..........................................11 A. Juror No. 50's statements to the media..........................................................................12 1. The interview with the Independent.........................................................................12 2. The interview with the Daily Mail............................................................................13 3. The interview with Reuters......................................................................................14 4. The partial video of the interview with the Daily Mail.............................................14 B. Juror No. 50's social media activity...............................................................................15 C. A second juror admits to disclosing during deliberations that they were a victim of sexual assault...........................................................................................................................21 Applicable Law.........................................................................................................................21 I. Juror No. 50's misconduct deprived Ms. Maxwell of her constitutional right to a fair trial by an impartial jury................................................................................................................21 A. A party alleging unfairness based on undisclosed juror bias must demonstrate first, that the juror's voir dire response was false and second, that the correct response would have provided a valid basis for a challenge for cause....................................................................21 ii DOJ-OGR-00009003