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  "full_text": "Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 1616620 Filed 02/24/22 Page 18 of 117 A-5831\n\n374\nC2grdau4 Berke - cross\n1 not. You're asking me to speculate. I'm just not comfortable\n2 speculating.\n3 Q. I think that's on your bucket list, to move up there,\n4 right?\n5 A. No, not at all. I'm just not comfortable speculating.\n6 Q. Isn't more information better than less when you are trying\n7 to make an assessment of possible juror misconduct and a\n8 connection in names between a person who may be acting as an\n9 imposter and a juror on trial?\n10 MR. SHECHTMAN: Judge, I'm going to object on Mr.\n11 Berke's behalf.\n12 THE COURT: Overruled.\n13 A. I wasn't making that assessment.\n14 Q. I didn't ask you if you were making that assessment. Is\n15 more information better when you are trying to find out whether\n16 somebody who shares the same name as a suspended attorney is\n17 the juror? Yes or no.\n18 A. I'm going to tell you, Mr. Okula, it sounds like you're\n19 arguing with me. It depends on what that information is. All\n20 I can tell you is what I know from my personal experience.\n21 From what I heard, it did not occur to me for a moment that\n22 there was any issue with Juror 1 and the suspended lawyer at\n23 the time. That's all I can tell you. I can't speculate or\n24 answer your argument, I really can't.\n25 Q. What is the type of investigation you'd do if you found a\n(212) 805-0300\n\nDOJ-OGR-00009435",
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