(30 Jul 2024)
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Chicago – 30 July 2024
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Lichtman, Attorney for Joaquín Guzmán López:
"I’ve sat down with Joaquín briefly. I’m going to be meeting with him over the next few weeks to learn more about his role in these allegations. And and that’s really it. It’s it’s just the very beginning of a case. I’m not sure where it’s going to head. I know that there’s been, a massive amount of, rumors and things printed in the press. I don’t know what’s real. I don’t know what’s not real. But it shouldn’t really surprise anybody that there’s a story that seems to be changing every few minutes, which means that much of what’s being leaked to the press is inaccurate. And I’m not sure exactly, what what actually happened. But all I know is that Joaquín Guzmán is in Chicago, and I’m representing him."
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Lichtman, Attorney for Joaquín Guzmán López:
"But I can say this. This is a fact. You can actually take it from me, as opposed to someone who thinks he knows or an anonymous source. We’ve got no agreement with the government. There has never been an agreement with the government with Joaquín."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Lichtman, Attorney for Joaquín Guzmán López:
"I assure you that he’s not released. He’s in prison. He just moved to a new facility. I can’t divulge, obviously, where he is, but he is in U.S. custody."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Lichtman, Attorney for Joaquín Guzmán López:
"He’s he’s accused of a myriad of crimes. Not just Chicago, but in various districts. But Chicago is one of the cases. And it’s been the case that he was charged in 15 years ago. So, you know, this is where they ended up. It could have been here. It could have been in other districts. And Chicago obviously decided to go first, which is fine with me. I like Chicago."
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Lichtman, Attorney for Joaquín Guzmán López:
"He’s all right. You know, there’s there. I’ve represented the father for many years now, and I’ve represented, both of these brothers and, and even, their father’s wife. They’re very easy clients to represent. Joaquín is highly intelligent. He he understands, what he’s facing. He understands, all of this, and, you know, he’s he’s. I like him already. I mean, he’s somebody that I can relate to, just as I related to the father, just as I related to Ovidio. I’m happy to represent them, and I’m proud to represent them."
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Lichtman, Attorney for Joaquín Guzmán López:
(reporter asks if death penalty is possible)
"Yes. Yeah, that’s that’s exactly true because there was no there was no extradition. He is facing death. That’s accurate."
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Lichtman, Attorney for Joaquín Guzmán López:
(reporter asks about Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada)
"You know, I don’t know. I don’t know what to think. Mayo, obviously, you know, he’s doing his thing. He’s managed to, stay clear of, a jail cell for 50 years. 50, five, zero. That’s very impressive. I’m not sure how he did it. I you know, I wish him all the luck in the world. I hope it works out for him."
STORYLINE:
A son of notorious drug kingpin “El Chapo” has pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges in a Chicago courtroom days after an astonishing capture in the U.S.
He added that there “is no cooperation with the government and there never has been.”
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