Kimberly Meder — Direct
79 linesDIRECT EXAMINATION BY MS. COMEY:
MS. COMEY: Good afternoon.
KIMBERLY MEDER: Good afternoon.
MS. COMEY: Where do you work?
KIMBERLY MEDER: The FBI.
MS. COMEY: What is your title?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Staff operations specialist.
MS. COMEY: How long have you worked at the FBI?
KIMBERLY MEDER: 10 years.
MS. COMEY: What is your current assignment?
KIMBERLY MEDER: I'm an analyst on child exploitation and human trafficking squad.
MS. COMEY: Generally what are your duties and responsibilities as an analyst at the FBI?
KIMBERLY MEDER: I conduct analysis and research, which includes helping review evidence, that also includes looking for relevant information related to that case.
MS. COMEY: Have you ever testified in court before?
KIMBERLY MEDER: I have not.
MS. COMEY: I'd like to talk about how the cases you work on organize evidence. Could you explain, starting with case file numbers, does each FBI investigation have its own unique case file number?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Yes.
MS. COMEY: And within that case file number, how does the FBI categorize evidence within a single file?
KIMBERLY MEDER: We categorize them into 1B numbers.
MS. COMEY: What is a 1B number?
KIMBERLY MEDER: A way to categorize pieces of evidence. Multiple pieces can be put into one 1B number.
MS. COMEY: I'd like to direct your attention to the summer of 2020. Were you involved in reviewing particular CDs that summer?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Yes.
MS. COMEY: For what case?
KIMBERLY MEDER: The Epstein and Maxwell investigation.
MS. COMEY: Were those CDs logged under 1B numbers within that case's FBI file?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Yes.
MS. COMEY: Who else, if anyone, reviewed those CDs with you?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Special Agent Amanda Young.
MS. COMEY: What did you and Special Agent Amanda Young do with those CDs?
KIMBERLY MEDER: We copied and saved each disc onto the computer in our computer lab.
MS. COMEY: What types of files did you find on those CDs?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Photos.
MS. COMEY: Could you explain to the jury how you processed each file on those CDs? So, for example, if you had a CD labeled A, B, C on the physical CD, what did you do with it?
KIMBERLY MEDER: If a CD was titled A, B, C, we created a folder titled A, B, C, we then placed that CD into that computer and copied everything on that disc into that folder.
MS. COMEY: After all of the photos from all of these CDs were copied onto the FBI computer, what review did you conduct?
KIMBERLY MEDER: I reviewed all of the images for case relevancy.
MS. COMEY: In preparation for your testimony here today, did you review some of the image files that you copied from those CDs?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Yes.
MS. COMEY: I'd like you to take a look, please, at the binder that should be in front of you at what's been marked for identification as Government Exhibit 1101. Do you recognize that?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Yes.
MS. COMEY: What is that?
KIMBERLY MEDER: It's a chart showing the exhibit numbers with the 1B numbers and the name of the CDs.
MS. COMEY: Did you assist in the preparation of this exhibit?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Yes.
MS. COMEY: Did you confirm that all of the information in it is accurate?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Yes.
MS. COMEY: How did you do that?
KIMBERLY MEDER: I reviewed every picture in our computer lab and I corresponded it with the correct evidence item in the 1B number, as well as confirming the name of the CD.
MS. COMEY: And when we say the name of the CD, is that a label that was physically affixed to the CD?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Yes, it was written on the disc.
MS. COMEY: Will this exhibit assist you in your testimony here today?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Yes.
MS. COMEY: Your Honor, I would ask permission for the witness to refer to this exhibit as an aid during her testimony.
MS. MENNINGER: Your Honor, no objection to that, although there is certainly hearsay contained in the far right column, so I assume that won't be part of the testimony.
MS. COMEY: Your Honor, I think we can take each objection as it comes.
JUDGE NATHAN: You're not moving for the admission?
MS. COMEY: That's correct, your Honor.
JUDGE NATHAN: For now, we'll allow it to be an aid for memory and mindful of potential objections.
MS. COMEY: Thank you, your Honor. Ms. Drescher, would you please pull up what's been marked for identification as Government Exhibit 304.
BY MS. COMEY:
MS. COMEY: Do you recognize this?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Yes.
MS. COMEY: What is it?
KIMBERLY MEDER: It's a CD from 1B26 that I reviewed from the Epstein and Maxwell investigation.
MS. COMEY: Now, is this the CD itself or an image from the CD?
KIMBERLY MEDER: An image.
MS. COMEY: Before conducting your review that we've been talking about here today, did you familiarize yourself with the physical appearance of certain individuals?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Yes.
MS. COMEY: So did you become familiar with the physical appearance of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Yes.
MS. COMEY: Who are the individuals in Government Exhibit 304?
KIMBERLY MEDER: Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein.
MS. COMEY: Your Honor, the government offers this exhibit in evidence.
MS. MENNINGER: Your Honor, may we have a sidebar, please.
JUDGE NATHAN: We'll stop for the night, given that. Members of the jury, thank you so much. Same schedule tomorrow. Appreciate your diligence and patience. We'll see you in the morning. Have a goodnight.
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(Jury not present)
JUDGE NATHAN: The witness may step down and out. Thank you.