You are correct. The 30th grand jury is the one that actually heard/saw MM testify. The 33rd GJ is the one that actually recommended the charges. The 33rd GJ were read MM's testimony from the 30th GJ.Originally posted by NittPicker:
I've read that the grand jury which issued the indictment isn't the same grand jury which heard the testimony. That may not seem like a big deal but it really is. The initial grand jury was able to see and hear the witnesses and experience the nuance of communication which can't be felt by reading a transcript. For example, Joe haters point to the "It was a sexual nature" comment as if it proves something. The full remark was something to the effect of, "It was a sexual nature. I don't know what you would call it." The second sentence is contradictory to the first and reading them together really doesn't make any sense. The first grand jury could listen and actually understand the remark in a way the second grand jury couldn't. The nuances of Joe's speech have been discussed here many times so I won't beat that dead horse. It's too bad there isn't an audio recording of the grand jury testimony. Maybe there is and nobody is allowed to hear it which wouldn't surprise me considering how shady so much of the court proceedings have been.