After Huawei Courtroom Sealed All Day Now Meng DPA Standoff by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack EDNY COURTHOUSE, Oct 6 – With the USA v. Huawei trial now sealed in Federal court in Brooklyn, when those allowed in poured out for lunch on October 2, there was loud talk about the travel plans of the witness for whom, presumably, the courtroom closure took place, see below and here. Presiding Judge Ann Donnelly had said everyone who was not a lawyer for Huawei or the Government had to leave. She had not, at least in the docket, ruled on Inner City Press' docketed filing opposing the closure. (Earlier on September 8 sehe had instructed prospective jurors: "China and the Communist Party … are not on trial."   The same was said, or claimed, in the Southern District of New York in the UN corruption trials of CCP-member Ng Lap Seng, and CCP-NGO boss Patrick Ho of the China Energy Fund Committee. Both were convicted. But is Huawei different? On September 9 Inner City Press put out a 20 tweet thread of the opening arguments, on X and Bluesky. September 9 extra on X for subscribers here and Substack here   On September 16-17 Inner City Press published a book, Huawei on Trial in Brooklyn, Surveillance from Iran to the UN, here. It contains information on how Huawei enables surveillance by many UN states / the UN. In the White House on September 18 there was talk now minimizing spying. On the afternoon of September 18, this: "on the government's motion to close the courtroom for three witnesses's testimony. The government's motion and all supporting and opposing briefing have been filed under seal. (See ECF Nos. 789, 812, 815, 862, 863.) The Court grants the government's motion. The closure of the courtroom will be tailored by providing access to redacted transcripts as soon as possible after the witnesses's testimony. Opinion setting forth the Courts reasoning in detail to follow. Ordered by Judge Ann M. Donnelly on 9/18/202."   Inner City Press that night emailed opposition to the closure, along with a request that DOJ's motions for the closure be unsealed, docketed here. No ruling, and all morning - seemingly, all day - courtroom sealing on October 2. At the lunch break, a woman Inner City Press had seen in the Courthouse Cafe during some of the sealing approached one of the prosecutors loudly about the witness' travel plans. More on X for Subscriber here and Substack here On October 6-7, the US Attorney's Office put in a letter that the jury should not hear that Meng has a Deferred Prosecution Agreement, only what she allocuted to - letter on Patreon here. And still nothing in the docket about when the end of courtroom closure, nor promised transcripts. Back on September 30 HSBC Alan O. Thomas was on the stand all day - Inner City Press live tweeted, here. We continue to await exhibit(s) - even as Inner City Press has appealed EDNY sealing to the 2d Circuit... OK- in US v Huawei on Friday Judge Donnelly docketed that the courtroom would be (entirely) closed for some witnesses. Just now, docketed: Inner City Press opposition, and application to unseal DOJ's motions for closure. This 3 days before Trump-Xi meeting... https://t.co/kM6wCsNDt5 pic.twitter.com/Qzu5k9Ktus — Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 21, 2026 More/update on X for Subscribers here and Substack here *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com