John Gotti Jr
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I can defend myself any way I see fit, long as nobody gets hurt by anything I say or do inside or outside of the courtroom, okay? But there's more to this, I said. But understand this, I will never ever embarrass my father I know I'll beat these people. I know how to beat these people. I just, I'm going to fight this my way and only my way. So, as a result of that meeting, here's what happens.
I can defend myself any way I see fit, long as nobody gets hurt by anything I say or do inside or outside of the courtroom, okay? But there's more to this, I said. But understand this, I will never ever embarrass my father I know I'll beat these people. I know how to beat these people. I just, I'm going to fight this my way and only my way. So, as a result of that meeting, here's what happens.
They crafted a 302, and I'm sure Gravano told you he has 302s, right? Any other cooperative, you craft 302s. In Gravano's case, there's hundreds and hundreds of them, okay? In any of these cooperatives, there's hundreds and hundreds of them, okay? In mine, I think there's four pages. I memorialized it for you. You guys have an Elmo?
They crafted a 302, and I'm sure Gravano told you he has 302s, right? Any other cooperative, you craft 302s. In Gravano's case, there's hundreds and hundreds of them, okay? In any of these cooperatives, there's hundreds and hundreds of them, okay? In mine, I think there's four pages. I memorialized it for you. You guys have an Elmo?
An Elmo is something that you have in court to give an exhibit, okay? This is the lead page of that 302. So this should dictate... You read a book, right? The start better be very good or you're not going to read the rest of it. And the ending better finish really well. Or you're going to reflect back and say, I didn't really enjoy that book at all. Okay? Right? Okay.
An Elmo is something that you have in court to give an exhibit, okay? This is the lead page of that 302. So this should dictate... You read a book, right? The start better be very good or you're not going to read the rest of it. And the ending better finish really well. Or you're going to reflect back and say, I didn't really enjoy that book at all. Okay? Right? Okay.
So let's just go with the start of the book. And any other questions you could ask me in between, I can answer them right now. I'm prepared to answer them on the spot. Because I did tell David Gillard to make sure. Tell Patrick, please. I know he's a very thorough interviewer. Research me carefully. Ask me any question. I've got nothing to hide.
So let's just go with the start of the book. And any other questions you could ask me in between, I can answer them right now. I'm prepared to answer them on the spot. Because I did tell David Gillard to make sure. Tell Patrick, please. I know he's a very thorough interviewer. Research me carefully. Ask me any question. I've got nothing to hide.
As long as the question he's going to ask me doesn't affect anybody else but me, doesn't hurt anybody else but me, ask me anything you want to ask me, I will answer it, and I will answer it to the best of my ability. And this is something that, to me, is nearest and dearest to my heart. Because what the government did to me, you mentioned Sonny Francis earlier, right?
As long as the question he's going to ask me doesn't affect anybody else but me, doesn't hurt anybody else but me, ask me anything you want to ask me, I will answer it, and I will answer it to the best of my ability. And this is something that, to me, is nearest and dearest to my heart. Because what the government did to me, you mentioned Sonny Francis earlier, right?
They had a wiretap of Sonny Francis conspiring to kill me. Why? Because he just said on this wiretap, his driver's wired up and the driver says, he's talking to the driver and said, I just left a meeting with this violent crew from Queens, okay? And they want to make a move on the kid because you're not supposed to leave the life.
They had a wiretap of Sonny Francis conspiring to kill me. Why? Because he just said on this wiretap, his driver's wired up and the driver says, he's talking to the driver and said, I just left a meeting with this violent crew from Queens, okay? And they want to make a move on the kid because you're not supposed to leave the life.
They don't like the way he's fighting the case and you ain't supposed to leave the life. Not that I'm a rat. They don't like where I'm fighting the case. He ain't supposed to leave the life, so they want to make a move on him, and I'm giving them my support. Michael's father is... Michael's father, Sonny, who's a man's man. I have the utmost respect for him. But this is on a wiretap.
They don't like the way he's fighting the case and you ain't supposed to leave the life. Not that I'm a rat. They don't like where I'm fighting the case. He ain't supposed to leave the life, so they want to make a move on him, and I'm giving them my support. Michael's father is... Michael's father, Sonny, who's a man's man. I have the utmost respect for him. But this is on a wiretap.
I have the actual dates.
I have the actual dates.
It gets better. I'm going to tell you the whole story, and then please, double back to that and come back at me. I'm going to show you something, okay? So they have this wiretap. They call my lawyer and say, we have a credible death threat against your client, John Gotti. Charlie says, well, he happens to be in the office right now. Hold on. He puts it on speakerphone. June Kim is the prosecutor.
It gets better. I'm going to tell you the whole story, and then please, double back to that and come back at me. I'm going to show you something, okay? So they have this wiretap. They call my lawyer and say, we have a credible death threat against your client, John Gotti. Charlie says, well, he happens to be in the office right now. Hold on. He puts it on speakerphone. June Kim is the prosecutor.
He says, well, you want to repeat that? John's in the room. He says, well, we have a credible death threat. Do you want to come in and cooperate? He says, I'm going to have Charlie tell you to go fuck your mother. How does that sound? And Charlie said, you heard him, right? And he hung up the phone, and that was the end of it. That was the end of the conversation, right?
He says, well, you want to repeat that? John's in the room. He says, well, we have a credible death threat. Do you want to come in and cooperate? He says, I'm going to have Charlie tell you to go fuck your mother. How does that sound? And Charlie said, you heard him, right? And he hung up the phone, and that was the end of it. That was the end of the conversation, right?