On June 11, Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey addressed the court privately, stating that the prosecution had uncovered what it believed to be a serious issue with Juror No. 6, which they described as a “lack of candor.” The government asserted that the juror had failed to be fully honest during the jury selection process and had possibly withheld important information that should have been disclosed to the court. Comey stressed that the prosecution was very reluctant to raise this concern but felt obligated to bring it forward after verifying the issue through further review.

Defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro responded forcefully, arguing that the prosecution’s move was a thinly veiled attempt to strike a Black juror from the panel in an effort to influence the jury’s racial composition. Shapiro called the government’s request improper and requested additional time to prepare a detailed written response citing legal precedent. Judge Subramanian granted the request, allowing both sides to submit written arguments and indicating that he would reserve a ruling on the matter until later in the week after reviewing all submissions.


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