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Amanda Young

Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent and case agent in the Maxwell investigation.

AppearedFederal Criminal Trial
111 lines·10 proceedings·7 mentions

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Called by the defense on Day 12, Special Agent Amanda Young testified about FBI documentation of witness interviews. She described agents' efforts to take accurate notes, prepare and review FBI 302 reports, and the fact that those reports were summaries rather than transcripts or recordings.

The defense used notes and 302s from Jane interviews to place prior reported recollections before the jury. Before testimony, Judge Nathan barred the defense from using Young's direct examination to develop absence-of-evidence or investigative-step arguments concerning matters such as uncontacted people, charging decisions, and broader searches or device-file review, while permitting argument from the evidence in summation.

On cross-examination and redirect, questioning addressed the multiple interviews, the nonverbatim nature of the reports, and whether agents showed notes to victim witnesses or compared notes with witnesses' memories. Young stated that victim-witness interviews generally were not recorded unless the witness was a minor. The court limited questions outside the examination's scope, and the jury later requested Young's transcript during deliberations.

Trial Record (10)

FederalFederal Criminal TrialNov 29, 2021 – Dec 29, 2021Called by defense

Called by the defense on Day 12, Special Agent Amanda Young explained the preparation and limits of FBI interview notes and 302 reports, including that the reports were summaries rather than transcripts or recordings.

Day 3

CrossJaneLaura A. MenningerMentioned

Summary

Defense challenged Jane's prior accounts and recall; Jane disputed interview notes, acknowledged a corrected Lion King timeline, and testified about compensation-related records.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 6

CrossKelly MaguireChristian R. EverdellMentioned

Summary

Maguire testified that 2019 search photographs could not establish earlier conditions at Epstein's residence and described the recovery and later review of CDs.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

DirectKimberly MederMaurene ComeyMentioned

Summary

FBI analyst Kimberly Meder described reviewing and matching CD image files to FBI evidence records, then identified Maxwell and Epstein in a proposed photograph exhibit.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 11

Day 12

DirectAmanda YoungLaura A. Menninger3highlights85lines spoken

Summary

Young explained FBI 302 practices as defense counsel used Jane interview records and addressed the timing of Annie Farmer's boots.

Highlights (3)

testimony highlightYoung explained that agents try to record interview notes accurately, then prepare and jointly review 302 reports before finalization.Open in transcript →
Quote“No. We try to take notes as accurately as possible and then put them into a 302 document.”— Amanda YoungYoung described the process used to convert interview notes into FBI reports.Open in transcript →
Quote“We will both review the 302 before it's finalized and sign off on it.”— Amanda YoungYoung described the review procedure for the reports defense counsel used during the examination.Open in transcript →
CrossAmanda YoungMaurene Comey2highlights11lines spoken

Summary

Young described Jane's disclosures as occurring over time and confirmed the reports were summaries; the court sustained scope objections.

Highlights (2)

rulingJudge Nathan sustained a beyond-the-scope objection to questioning about Young's child-interview training and instructed the jury to disregard Young's answer on that subject.Open in transcript →
Quote“No, she wasn't able to talk about everything in one meeting. It was a process and she disclosed at different points.”— Amanda YoungYoung described Jane's disclosures as occurring over time rather than in a single interview.Open in transcript →
RedirectAmanda YoungLaura A. Menninger2highlights15lines spoken

Summary

Young described FBI practices for witness notes and recordings as the court sustained scope objections to further defense questioning.

Highlights (2)

testimony highlightYoung described the FBI practice of not showing witnesses law-enforcement notes before testimony or comparing those notes with the witness's memory.Open in transcript →
Quote“Her memory is her memory and we take the best notes we can, but we don't compare our notes with her. That's not appropriate.”— Amanda YoungYoung explained why agents did not review their notes against Jane's memory before her testimony.Open in transcript →

Day 19

ProceduralJury Note Request and Counsel Conference1highlightMentioned

Summary

The jury requested several witness transcripts and clarification about the deliberation schedule.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Highlights (1)

jury eventJudge Nathan relayed the jury's request for transcripts of Shawn, Cimberly Espinosa, Amanda Young, and Jason Richards, along with a fifth name whose surname she could not read, and directed counsel to begin gathering the materials.Open in transcript →