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be NO Ww ws Oo OY ~] oO Ke) a oO he be No (ee) = Hs Oo _ OY a ~] a oO a Ke} 20 21 22 23 24 25 Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 745 _ Filed 08/10/22 Page 196 of 264 607 LC1Qmax6 Jane — Redirect Q. Can you please explain for the jury what were the circumstances under which a reporter approached you? A. Well, it was a reporter who called me and said —-- MS. MENNINGER: Objection. Hearsay, your Honor. A. Okay. Sorry. MS. MOE: 'm happy to rephrase, your Honor. THE COURT: Go ahead. Q. When you had that conversation with the reporter, did you want to have that conversation? A. No. Q. Why did you agree to speak to that reporter? A. Because he basically blackmailed me. MS. MENNINGER: Objection, your Honor. Hearsay. THE COURT: Overruled. Go ahead. A. He said that he —-- that court documents with my name on it were unredacted, and that the Epstein's little black book was out, and my name was in it, and he was going to print -- MS. MENNINGER: Objection, your Honor. Hearsay. THE COURT: We'll limit what the witness has testified to as not being offered for the truth of what was stated by someone else but the effect on the listener. And let's re-narrow the question. MS. MOE: El Yes, your Honor. May I question to navigate through this? ask a leading PG ew THE COURT: Let me hear the question. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00017805