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and senior fbi official. chuck, i'm looking at the jury instructions. one of the things that judge merchan insfrukted the jury this morning is what the lawyers say at any time is not evidence. we're about to hear from the lawyers this morning in their opening statements. both sides had the weekend to prepare. what's the goal of opening statements? >> the opening statement -- and it's not an argument, ana. it's a statement. arguments are prohibited during opening -- is really roadmap from a prosecutor's perspective. he or she will be telling the jury what documents might be admitted, what particular witnesses might say. it's a promise to the jury of what they're about to see. if you were going to a movie, you might watch a trailer. the trailer would tell you what's in the movie. in this case the opening statement is the trailer for the trial. it tells you what you're going to see and hear. from a defense attorney's perspective, they can do a couple of things. caroline made the point earlier