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Case 1:19-cr-00830-AT Document35 Filed 04/24/20 Page 2 of 34 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT .........cccscseesseecssessesseseesseenevsecneeseenaessesaesaevaesneeersneeseenaesaeaesaeeatens 1 STATEMENT OF FACTS uu... ccseccseescssesecesessesseseeesecnevsecneesecnseseesaessesaesaeveecneeseenaenenaeseeaesaeeeeenee 2 I. Te TAGs: ccnsnznanmnons vecasmemncenone cceeracreNNe HaSRN NITE caCORE ION AURINSIT cAI 2 II. Pretrial Discovery and the Defendant’s Request for Additional Materials ................00 5 A. The Government’s Discovery Production ............:ccecceeceeseeceeeeeeeeeneesneeseaeenneeeeneesanees 3 B. Defense Requests for Additional Discovery Materials...............cccecseseeseeeeeeeeneeeeneens 4 ARGUMENT .......ececeececessceseseessessevsecneesecneescensessesaesaevsesnevseeneeseensescessessessesaevseenevsecnaeeesaesaesaeeneeatens 7 I. Applicable Law ........cccescesceesceesneeceeeceseeesneesneecaecaeeseneesaeecsaeeeeessneesaeecsaeeeseeeeneesanessaeenreees 7 A. Brady 8 Giglio ...icececceccesccsseeeseenseeeeeeeeseensecnsesanesaeeseesseesaeensesseesaeeseeseeaeenaesaaesaeeeeeey 7 B. Rule 16... ee ceeecesecneesseeseesseesaecnaecaaesaeeseessecnaecnaesaeesaeeseessecsaeensesaessaessesaeenaeenaesas 8 Il. Thomas is Not Entitled to Additional Materials 0.0.0... ceeecssesssesneeseeeseesseenneseesneeenee 8 A. The Government Has Satisfied its Discovery and Disclosure Obligations ............... 8 B. The Requested Records Are Not “Material” to Preparing a Defense and Are Sought for the Impermissible Purpose of Jury Nullification ........... ce eeeeeeeeereeeee 10 PC Se 10 2. DISCUSSION 0.0... ceceeceeseeeseesecesecssesseeseeeeesaecnaecseesaeesaeeseesaecnaesaaesseeseeeaeesaeenaesaeeseeesnees 12 C. The Government is Not Required to Collect Materials From Agencies Who Were Not Part of the Prosecution Team ........... cc ceceeessesseseeeseeesecnaeeeeseeseeesneeaeenaes 15 L. Applicable Law ........ccceccecececeeeceeeeeeeeceeeeeseeseneesaeecsaeeaeeesneesaeecsaeseaeeseeeesaeessaeenneeaes 16 2. DISCUSSION 0.0... ceeeeceeceeeseeseesseesesseeseeeseesaeesaecseesaeesaesseesaecnaesaaesaeseeeaeesaeenaessaesaeeseens 19 D. Any Draft Inspector General Report is Not Subject to Disclosure.............. eee 21 E. Thomas Has Not Carried His Burden With Respect to Discovery of Material in Support of a Selective Prosecution Claim ............cceceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeneeseesnaeeneeeees 24 L. Applicable Law ..........ecceeeceeseeeeeeeseeesseeeeseeeneesneeceaeeaeeeeneesaeecsaeenseeseneesanessaresnenens 24 2. DISCUSSION 00... cece seceeseeeeeesecssecssesseeseeeeesaecnaecseesaeeseesseesaecnaecaaesseeseeeaeenaeenaesaaesaeesnens 26 COGIC TLS cress seconnsrcsems tastes iG SERNA ENON CEDURES SNAIL SOSH MESURE RET SANSA SE 29 DOJ-OGR- 00022064