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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 136 Filed 02/04/21 Page 2 of 27 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OP CONTENTS sc: cet ao ANS SE ARN MONOMERS AHERN i TABLE OF AUTHORITIES 00.0... cececsecneeecsseseeeseseesseenevseeneesecnaeseesaesaesaesaevaeeneeeeenaeenesaesaeeaeeneeets ii TABLE OF EXHIBITS 0000... cceeeeseecssesscnseseeseseessecnevscenevsecssessevaesaesaecaevaeeneeseensessesaesaesaeeneeerenaees iv TATU LEA execs eo AO CN AACR SIRENS MNMONENTIETES NIE 1 FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND... ccceccssesesseseeseseeveeneeecneeseeaeseesaeeateatens 1 I. The Underlying Civil Defamation Action ..........cccecceceseceeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeneesaeecnaeeeeeeeneeentes 1 Ais PUBIC TEE 8. CAG is ccs coneiows exces aninn sR ARNIS SIN SONIDO SUN caDSR HaCaT 1 B. Ms. Maxwell’s Depositions......... ec ceeeceseessesseeseeeseeeseeaeensesaeesaeeseeaecnaesaaesaeesaeesnenaeenaes 3 Il. The Indictment 0.0... cee ceeeesseeseeesecnsecssesseeseeseesaecsaecnaesaeeseesseesaeenaecaaesaeeseesseesaeenaesaeeseeesnees 6 I. Past-lndietimerntt Proceedings if, the Civil Ca6G scm: acces acer anne ees acm 7 ARGUMENT 1... ceceecesessesseseesseesevseenevsecneescessessesaessevaecnevseenevseensessessesseaesaeveeenevseseaeseesaeseesaesaeeatens 8 I. Poorly Worded Questions and Literally Truthful Responses Cannot Support a Perjury PROSCRULIOL srcmarscmmann aremsameanmnses scnenntenninEs HEVANRINRIOasE SSCRRDIRGRETUIE KORESIRSRAES MaDe sate 8 A. Legal Authority .........ceecceecesnceceeeceeeeeseeesaeeceaecaeeeseeesaeecsaeeneeeseneesaeecaeeneeteneesaeessaeeeneees 8 B. Count Five wo... cece eecseecesecssecssesaeeseeeseesaeenaecnuesseeseesseesaeenaecsaesaeeseesseesaeenaessaesaeeseeeeesaeenaes 9 1. First question: “Did Jeffrey Epstein have a scheme to recruit underage girls for SEXUAL MASSAGES? Tf YOU KNOW.” vieecccscesecscssccvsecvsevsseseeeseesseenaecnsesseeseeeseesaeeaesaaesaeeseees 9 2. The Second Question: “List all of the people under the age of 18 that you interacted with at any of Jeffrey’s Properties?” ..csccescscsecesseseesecnnecnsesneeseeeseeeeenaes 11 Gs GOUT SiR ccc ema meee aeRO Ha KERR ACONTIKND ML NNER CTE ma NOON SSNRICERE He NE 13 1. Questions About [I «ere rseeeeenaes 13 2. Questions About [MM «eee 15 3. Questions About JR... eee cseesesseeesecnaesneesaeesnesseesaeenaes 17 D. Counts 5 and 6 Should Be Dismissed .............cceeeceeeseeeneeceeeceneeeeneesaeecnaeeneeseneeeaeesnaeens 18 Il. None of the Questions or Answers Were Material ..............cccccccccccssseececsnsseeeesssseeeceesseaeees 19 A. Matter tality... cececececeeeeeeeeeseeceeceaeeeseeesaeecsaeceaeesnessneessaeceaeceaeessneesaeecaeeseeeeeneesaeeseaeens 19 B. Counts 5 and 6 Should Be Dismissed ..............cccesceeeceeeneeceeeceneeeeneesaeeceaeeeeeesneesaeernaeens 20 CONCLUSION .......ccccecccesecsceeseeeeeesecseceaecaeesneeseeusecnaeeaaecaeesaesseesesnaesaaesaeesseseeseesaecnaeeaeesaeeeeeearenass 21 Certificate Of Service . 2... eecceeeceeeseceeeeeseeesececeaeeeseeeeneesaeecsaeeseeseneesaeecaeeeseeeeneesaaesaeeneeseneesaeesnaeens 22 1 DOJ-OGR-00002411