Ex-Proud Boy, Jeremy Bertino has been described by other members as a ‘Chapter Jumper’ and describe him as having moved about within the club seeking power.
It only took Nick Smith, Defense Attorney for Ethan Nordean, a few questions and one clip of Jeremy’s own testimony, played over and over again to have Mr. Bertino physically scrambling in his seat to avoid the weight of his own prior testimony to the FBI, one that painted the TRUTH of the Proud Boys organization, instead of the two day smear campaign Jeremy had laid own to save himself from his own illegal firearms felony charges.
Defendants leaned forward in their seats and breathed a physical sigh of relief to watch Jeremy contradict himself and unknowingly admit to his lies and spin jobs… and prosecutors were quick to clamor and stomp about at the podium to make their case to the judge.
AUSA Erik Kenerson and Jason McCullough claimed to have spent all their time and tax payer resources cataloguing and timestamping their exhibits to provide them (as is required by law, this is not a favor to the defense) to the Defense teams. McCullough made a lengthy and exasperated claim that it’s only fair that they be prepared the same way;
BY HAVING THE DEFENSE PROVIDE THE LIST OF BERTINO’S STATEMENTS THEY PLAN TO CROSS EXAMINE.
Two days into his personalized spin-job, Mr. Bertino’s House of Cards quickly fell apart on the stand.
Each of the defendants faces up to 20 years in prison or more if convicted.
These Prosecutors conducted Bertino’s interviews themselves.
What Jason McCullough REALLY wants is NOT to be ‘prepared.’
McCullough KNOWS by asking for a roadmap to his own interviews, the REAL strategy is to ensure that by burdening the defense to provide a PRE-CONCIEVED LIST OF THE CROSS EXAMINATIONS, that any question he doesn’t approve of, he can get thrown out, and anything that they cannot pre-conceive of in time for the judges deadline, is now effectively OFF LIMITS.
But in the spirit of fairness, after watching how quickly Jeremy Bertino COLLAPSED under the weight of his own previous testimony on the stand, it’s really no surprise that the DOJ is running to the judge begging to muzzle their opposition.
Everyday these boys are shuffled in from solitary confinement, redressed in a suit to sit and watch the government playing games with their freedom all day, just to be shuffled back into a cold, tiny cell, re-shackled for transport, and dressed again in prison uniform, often to a cold dinner, and only their own thoughts for company.
This trial has already overshot the 6 week long trial estimate, and may drag out longer as these direct and cross examinations play out.
has done ground-breaking work to ensure that these attorneys are provided for so that they can fight for the civil rights and equal application of the law for their clients. This is an uphill battle for the Defense and for the Defendants.
Cab fares need to be paid, paralegals, and research assistants need to be compensated, witnesses need flights, hotels, expenses have to be covered.
