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Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar聽Tsarnaev聽said Friday they did nothing wrong by including excerpts from juror questionnaires in their third request to move the federal trial outside Massachusetts.

In a court filing Thursday,聽Tsarnaev's聽lawyers included comments some prospective jurors wrote saying they believe聽Tsarnaev聽is guilty and should receive the death penalty.

Judge George O'Toole Jr. later ordered the document sealed and called the defense use of juror comments from confidential questionnaires "improper."

On Friday,聽Tsarnaev's聽lawyers said the excerpts they included did not identify jurors in any way. They asked the judge to remove the word "improper" from his order.

Tsarnaev聽is charged in the 2013 attack, which killed three people and injured more than 260.

In its motion, the defense argued that聽Tsarnaev聽cannot receive a fair trial in Massachusetts because many have personal connections to the bombing.

They cited excerpts from questionnaires, including one prospective juror who wrote, "We all know he's guilty so quit wasting everybody's time with a jury and string him up."

The judge has not ruled on the latest request to move the trial.

O'Toole continued questioning prospective jurors Friday. He had originally said he expected opening statements in the trial to take place on Monday, but the process of jury selection has been slower than anticipated. No firm date has been set for openings.