Expecting a long day of testimony from a single witness and the playing of wiretap tapes, we were taken by surprise when Sen. Stevens' attorney, Brendan Sullivan, launched into a theatrical explosion of outrage and indignation. He had reason: the government had not, until the late the previous night, turned over a portion of FBI interview notes where Bill Allen says that had he billed him for the improvements to his home Ted Stevens would have paid.
An argument between Brendan Sullivan and prosecutor Brenda Morris quickly escalated. “He called me out, Judge,” Ms. Morris protested “I hear a lot of noise coming from Mr. Sullivan.”
Judge Emmet Sullivan turned down the defense's calls for dismissal or mistrial. The trial resumes on Monday.
Washington Post story here.
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