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evidence evidence audio Garcia–MagbanuaMagbanua RetrialCharlie AdelsonDonna AdelsonDolce Vita recording A covert audio-video recording captured the April 20, 2016 meeting between Charlie Adelson and Katherine Magbanua at the Dolce Vita restaurant in Miami. Identified as State's Exhibit 154 in the 2019 trial, clips were played and challenged line by line during cross-examinations. Its presentation included a paper transcript prepared by James Keith McElveen with inaudible markers, a synchronized rolling-transcript demonstrative, a description of the audio as largely unintelligible, and clarification by a former CIA audio expert. ← All Evidence
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Dolce Vita recording

A covert audio-video recording captured the April 20, 2016 meeting between Charlie Adelson and Katherine Magbanua at the Dolce Vita restaurant in Miami. Identified as State's Exhibit 154 in the 2019 trial, clips were played and challenged line by line during cross-examinations. Its presentation included a paper transcript prepared by James Keith McElveen with inaudible markers, a synchronized rolling-transcript demonstrative, a description of the audio as largely unintelligible, and clarification by a former CIA audio expert.

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Mentioned Garcia–MagbanuaMagbanua RetrialCharlie AdelsonDonna Adelson
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The recording appears across four trials in opening statements, cross-examinations, closing arguments, and procedural contexts concerning the recording and its transcript or demonstrative. Repeated references, multiple clips played during cross-examinations, and line-by-line challenges make it a recurring evidentiary subject in the case record.

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