DOJ-OGR-00003031.pdf

--- Page 1 --- **Document Header** * Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE * Document 204 * Filed 04/16/21 * Page 97 of 239 **Text** of the materials in light of the "extraordinary protections" of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(c). (Id. at 17-18). Finally, Chief Judge McMahon also inquired whether the materials sought by the Government might be used to commence criminal proceedings against either of the parties to the libel case, i.e., including Maxwell. (Id. at 18). The Government acknowledged that possibility as a general matter. (Id.). Chief Judge McMahon noted that the parties to the protective order relied on that order "in order to give whatever in discovery they gave, whether it was deposition testimony they gave or - then again, I can't fathom why anybody who has any criminal exposure would not have taken the Fifth Amendment in response to questions in a civil deposition, but I don't know." (Id. at 18-19). The Government stated, "I do not know, but I think it is entirely possible that what we are seeking is page after page of people taking the Fifth. That is entirely possible. But to the extent that it is not or there are other materials -- and this may be bad for our argument, but in all transparency and candor, I think there may be other individuals who also relied on the protective order." (Id.). The Government further explained that it "want[ed] to have a formal application" for the relevant materials and took that approach to "avoid the types of problems" created by other less formal government requests in other cited cases. (Id. at 20). **Footer** * DOJ-OGR-00003031 **Page Number** * 70