<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Earth First! Newswire]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://earthfirstnews.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Earth First! Journal Cascadia Office]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://earthfirstnews.wordpress.com/author/sasharr/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Transcript from Maddy’s Grand Jury&nbsp;Appearance]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;">Cross Posted from <a href="http://nopoliticalrepression.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/transcript-from-maddys-grand-jury-appearance/"><span style="color:#000000;">Committee Against Political Repression</span></a></span></h1>
<h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;">Maddy Pfeiffer’s Grand Jury Appearance</span></h1>
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<p><span style="color:#000000;">11/07/12</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Here are the notes from the Grand Jury hearings. Personal information has been redacted including the names of people asked about by the Prosecutor.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Prosecutor Michael Dion: What is your Name?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">Maddy: Matthew Pfeiffer</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Prosecutor Michael Dion: What is your Birth Date?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">Maddy: (gave birth date)</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Prosecutor Michael Dion: What do you do for work?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">Maddy: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: What is your Address?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Do you intend to answer that for every question?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><!--more-->P: Did you live at (address redacted for privacy)?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Did your lawyer advice you about Immunity?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: Yes.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">at this point in time, the prosecution showed the room a statement posted to the committee against political repression’s website, attributed to Maddy</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Are you familiar with the committee against political repression?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Are you aware that the Federal courthouse was vandalized on May 1st?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Were you present at the courthouse on May 1st?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Do you know Person 1 (name redacted)?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Was Person 1 in Seattle on May 1st?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M:I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Do you know Person 2 (name redacted)?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Was Person 2 in Seattle on May 1st?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M:I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Do you know Person 3 (name redacted)?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Was Person 3 in Seattle on May 1st?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Did anyone tell you about vandalizing the courthouse?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Do you know what a black bloc is?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M:I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Have you ever been in a black bloc?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M:I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Have you ever possessed a road flare?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Do you know a man named ____________ (name redacted)?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Do you intend to answer “ I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.” to all questions?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: You are due upstairs in 10 minutes and have another subpoena on the 20th of November.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">Maddy went before the judge then was sent back down to the grand jury for a second appearance</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Has your position changed since talking to Judge Jones?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Are you going to continue to answer “ I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.” to every question?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Have you ever met Person 1?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Have you ever been in a black bloc?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Were you there on May 1st?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Did anyone say anything to you about the damage to the courthouse?</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;">M: I am exercising my state and federal constitutional rights including the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">P: Okay, we’re done here.</span></p>
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