| In Trevor
Milton Trial After Babiarz & Dale
Prows of Nikola Perhaps An Early Break
By Matthew
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Sept 15 – In the US v. Trevor
Milton of Nikola trial,
after "Nikola Insider" Paul
Lackey quoted Milton that "I
don't give a sh*t about the
environment," ex Nikola
designer Brendan Babiarz
described Milton tweeting mere
sketches of a pick-up truck at
Elon Musk, implying it had
been built. This came after
still-Nikola witness Elizabeth
Fretheim. Inner City Press was
there. Thread
and below.
At night on
September 15 the US Attorney
filed a letter that may
portend a less than full trial
day on September 16, something
Judge Ramos is adverse to. It
starts: " the Government
stated that it expected to
call tomorrow, following the
conclusion of Brendan
Babiarz’s testimony, Dale
Prows and, if Mr. Prows’
testimony concludes prior to
the end of the day, Mark
Russell. The Government
learned late this afternoon" -
full letter on Patreon here.
From the September 15 trial day:
Next witness: Brendan Babiarz. AUSA Roos: Did
you work at Nikola? Babiarz: Yes, from 2017.
As a designer.
AUSA Roos: Here's an email you sent to Mr.
Milton. When did you hear next about the
pick-up truck? Babiarz: Trevor tweeted out the
sketches I'd sent him.
Babiarz: Trevor tweeted it at Elon Musk
. I was surprised. We had not done any real
work on the pick-up truck. AUSA: It was just
sketches? Babiarz: Yes.
AUSA Roos: Now in the press release about the
pick-up truck, for those of us who ride the
subway to work, where did these numbers come
from?
Babiarz: I have no idea. AUSA: Read this
tweet. Babiarz: He tweeted at #Tesla Charts
that "the specs are dead on."
AUSA: Here Milton says he has been working on
this pick-up for years. Was tech from the
semi-truck put into the pick-up?
Milton's lawyer Torrey Young: Objection!
Foundation!
Judge Ramos: Overruled.
AUSA: Had he been working on it?
Babiarz: Only through my sketches
AUSA: Please show the witness this exhibit. Do
you recognize this email? Babiarz: Yes. It's
an email to Trevor Milton, I'm copied. March
30, 2020.
[Now break is called. Milton stands chatting
with his lawyer Marc Mukasey.]
They're back. AUSA Roos: Did there come a time
when Trevor Milton made an announcement about
the unveiling of the Badger pick-up truck?
Babiartz: Yes. He tweeted it, calling
NikolaWorld now BadgerWorld.
AUSA: Here, you text that you hoped Nikola
going public would make Trevor more methodical
but I guess not, right?
Babiartz: Yes. And my colleague answered that
Trevor "needs his next fix."
Inner City Press coverage will continue.
The
case is US v.
Milton,
21-cr-478
(Ramos)
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