I've never watched a court case so closely, and I'm only really reading what comes out in The Rage. It's weird to see the judge casually assume guilt then be super impartial about simpler, procedural things. That has to be frustrating as a lawyer. It's legal bike shedding.
"What if the VC said 'I'm in New York and just saw an amazing play on broadway,' you are not going to suggest to me that that’s enough to establish venue,” Failla questioned the Government, who in response claimed to have "months" of texts where the VC in question was based in New York."This is the first time we are learning that these are the Government's grounds on establishing venue" the defense stated, noting that the Government had presented different grounds for venue in the indictment, where the Government only alleged that Storm paid a company located in the Southern District of New York to facilitate services for Tornado Cash."None of the other points cited by the Government today have been heard by the defense," Storm's council stated, moving for a motion to dismiss, which the Government opposed.After taking some minutes of consideration, Failla denied the defense's motion, though seemingly reluctantly. "I have genuine concerns about the Government's ability to prove venue in this case," she stated.