The Witness. The blanket assertion point is inaccurate. The points are made in the letter. Mr. MacDougald has made the points, and we're going over the same thing again and again, and it's not productive. And so you'll see that the letter makes the arguments about what would be prudent and efficient from this, you know, point forward, and that's what we're going to stand on.
Uh-huh.
Mr. MacDougald. And we're—you know, we will engage in that dialogue with you, as invited in the letter, but the process that you contemplated today will not go forward.
Let me stop again and see if anyone else has any questions.
Mr. Schiff. I do have one question. Well, a couple of questions.
So, counsel, on behalf of your client, are you refusing to answer any questions today regarding the subject matter of our committee?
Mr. MacDougald. Our position is stated in the letter, Congressman.
Mr. Schiff. And, just for clarity, are you refusing to answer any questions about the subject matter of January 6th to our committee?
Mr. MacDougald. Well, actually, our letter invites the committee to narrow its scope to the events of January 6th.
Mr. Schiff. But, counsel, you're refusing today—
Mr. MacDougald. But the committee has not done that.
Mr. Schiff. Well, counsel for the committee was endeavoring to go through the questions and find out what your client would answer and what they would not.
Do I understand your position today is that you are giving a blanket refusal to answer any questions about the events of January 6th ta this committee?
The Witness. Representative Schiff, you're mischaracterizing our position. That
