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C2grdau4 Schoeman - cross 366 1 THE COURT: Mr. Shechtman. 2 REDIRECT EXAMINATION 3 BY MR. SHECHTMAN: 4 Q. Mr. Schoeman, just to be clear, on May 13th or sometime 5 thereafter Ms. Trzaskoma told you that she had rejected the 6 conclusion that Juror No. 1 was a suspended attorney, is that 7 correct? 8 A. Yes. 9 MR. SHECHTMAN: Very good. 10 MR. OKULA: Nothing else, your Honor. 11 THE COURT: Mr. Schoeman, did you get any 12 understanding from Ms. Trzaskoma as to why it was that she was 13 sharing this information or her deliberative process with you? 14 THE WITNESS: I didn't have an understanding. We, 15 having spent many months of trial together, often shared 16 information. It was consistent with our pattern of sharing 17 information during the course of the trial. But I have 18 described I think the entirety of the conversation. 19 THE COURT: Anything further? 20 MR. OKULA: Nothing. Thank you, your Honor. 21 THE COURT: You're excused. You may step down. 22 (Witness excused) 23 MR. SHECHTMAN: Mr. Parse calls Barry Berke of the 24 same law firm. 25 BARRY H. BERKE, SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00010106 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case 1:20-cv-03038-PAE Document 616-1 Filed 02/24/22 Page 83 of 117 A-5823 C2rdaU4 Schoeman - cross 366 1 THE COURT: Mr. Shechtman. 2 REDIRECT EXAMINATION 3 BY MR. SHECHTMAN: 4 Q. Mr. Schoeman, just to be clear, on May 13th or sometime thereafter Ms. Trzaskoma told you that she had rejected the conclusion that Juror No. 1 was a suspended attorney, is that correct? 8 A. Yes. 9 MR. SHECHTMAN: Very good. 10 MR. OKULA: Nothing else, your Honor. 11 THE COURT: Mr. Schoeman, did you get any understanding from Ms. Trzaskoma as to why it was that she was sharing this information or her deliberative process with you? 14 THE WITNESS: I didn't have an understanding. We, having spent many months of trial together, often shared information. It was consistent with our pattern of sharing information during the course of the trial. But I have described I think the entirety of the conversation. 19 THE COURT: Anything further? 20 MR. OKULA: Nothing. Thank you, your Honor. 21 THE COURT: You're excused. You may step down. (Witness excused) 23 MR. SHECHTMAN: Mr. Parse calls Barry Berke of the same law firm. 24 BARRY H. BERKE, 25 SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009427

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C2grdau4 Schoeman - cross 366 1 THE COURT: Mr. Shechtman. 2 REDIRECT EXAMINATION 3 BY MR. SHECHTMAN: 4 Q. Mr. Schoeman, just to be clear, on May 13th or sometime 5 thereafter Ms. Trzaskoma told you that she had rejected the 6 conclusion that Juror No. 1 was a suspended attorney, is that 7 correct? 8 A. Yes. 9 MR. SHECHTMAN: Very good. 10 MR. OKULA: Nothing else, your Honor. 11 THE COURT: Mr. Schoeman, did you get any 12 understanding from Ms. Trzaskoma as to why it was that she was 13 sharing this information or her deliberative process with you? 14 THE WITNESS: I didn't have an understanding. We, 15 having spent many months of trial together, often shared 16 information. It was consistent with our pattern of sharing 17 information during the course of the trial. But I have 18 described I think the entirety of the conversation. 19 THE COURT: Anything further? 20 MR. OKULA: Nothing. Thank you, your Honor. 21 THE COURT: You're excused. You may step down. 22 (Witness excused) 23 MR. SHECHTMAN: Mr. Parse calls Barry Berke of the 24 same law firm. 25 BARRY H. BERKE, SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00010106
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Case 1:20-cv-03038-PAE Document 616-1 Filed 02/24/22 Page 83 of 117 A-5823 C2rdaU4 Schoeman - cross 366 1 THE COURT: Mr. Shechtman. 2 REDIRECT EXAMINATION 3 BY MR. SHECHTMAN: 4 Q. Mr. Schoeman, just to be clear, on May 13th or sometime thereafter Ms. Trzaskoma told you that she had rejected the conclusion that Juror No. 1 was a suspended attorney, is that correct? 8 A. Yes. 9 MR. SHECHTMAN: Very good. 10 MR. OKULA: Nothing else, your Honor. 11 THE COURT: Mr. Schoeman, did you get any understanding from Ms. Trzaskoma as to why it was that she was sharing this information or her deliberative process with you? 14 THE WITNESS: I didn't have an understanding. We, having spent many months of trial together, often shared information. It was consistent with our pattern of sharing information during the course of the trial. But I have described I think the entirety of the conversation. 19 THE COURT: Anything further? 20 MR. OKULA: Nothing. Thank you, your Honor. 21 THE COURT: You're excused. You may step down. (Witness excused) 23 MR. SHECHTMAN: Mr. Parse calls Barry Berke of the same law firm. 24 BARRY H. BERKE, 25 SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009427