14 Quotes by Leonie Brinkema

skepticism of the government's ability to prosecute this case in open court.

In all the years I've been on the bench, I've never seen such an egregious violation of the court's rule on witnesses.

Because Mr. Freeman has consistently declined to comply, ... the defendant's motions requesting that Mr. Freeman be permitted to provide him with out-of-court legal assistance ... are denied.

I could not find the testimony of two of the defendants credible, ... It showed a blindness, which the law does not permit. Some witnesses saw what was going on, realized what was happening. Some other defendants sensed the problem and withdrew.

agrees with the defendant's skepticism of the government's ability to prosecute this case in open court in light of the shroud of secrecy under which it seeks to proceed.