NY Daily News: Bonds likely to be indicted when grand jury resumes (Sept.)

Two sentences in this Daily News story struck me and I was wondering if anyone could tell me more. Specifically:

"Bonds was called before the original BALCO grand jury in 2003, and he testified that he had taken drugs identified as steroids, but did not know what they were at the time. Part of his testimony was overheard by a Daily News reporter, and the full extent of it was reported a year later by the San Francisco Chronicle."

What does "part of his testimony was overheard by a Daily News reporter" mean? How does one "overhear" grand jury testimony? Does that mean a reporter was somehow in the grand jury room? (That's not possible, is it?) Or was perched close enough to the door to hear snippets? Or the reporter "overheard" someone reading a transcript or otherwise relaying what happened in the room? I'm at a loss here.

I apologize if this has long been established; I just hadn't noticed this element before.

I'll hang up and listen.

 

I was wondering the same thing, Pete. How, exactly, did the NYDN 'overhear' this testimony? Isn't this the first we've heard of this? Is this an attempt to try to diffuse some of the heat (remember, Ellerman just got sentenced to 2.5 years, I believe) from the Chron Gang?

T.J. Quinn's article had a lot of interesting tidbits, and this was one of the first things that jumped out at me.

Nice reading and critical thinking, Pete. If anyone has the answers to Pete's questions, please feel free to provide them.

 

I believe that was covered in Game of Shadows.

 

Quinn has claimed that he himself overheard a small amount of Bonds' testimory by standing outside the door in the hallway.
Quinn made this claim right after Bonds' testimony in December 2003.