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The Witness. You continue to try to characterize my position as if it were that, but that's a mischaracterization, and we do not accept that.
. Before we go off the record, let me see if anyone else—Mr. Raskin, Mr. Kinzinger, Ms. Cheney—have any questions.
Mr. Raskin. I just wonder if Mr. Clark's counsel has any authority for the proposition that he can categorically refuse to answer any questions as opposed to invoke the privilege he says he has with respect to the specific questions.
Mr. MacDougald. Our legal authority is set forth in the letter, Congressman.
Mr. Raskin. Well, the letter seems to be the magic solution for everything, but could you name the Supreme Court decision that you're refusing to?
Mr. MacDougald. Congressman Raskin, as I previously stated, we're not going to engage in legal debate or argument over this. We've set forth a written objection. The committee can respond to it in writing, and we'll deal with that at that time. But we're not going to do Q&A on legal points in this deposition.
Mr. Raskin. Okay. Well, then, I will just state for the record that the subpoenaed witness has refused to answer any questions of fact. He's refused to engage in any questions and interpreting any questions of law and continually refers to the letter that they gave us today. So I would just say I think that this witness is categorically refusing to engage in any of the obligations that he's required to engage in.
And I'll yield back.
Yeah. Mr. Kinzinger, go ahead.
Mr. Kinzinger. Just—yeah. Just a real quick—and, since the letter is the focus, can you tell me when this letter, if you would, was completed? Did you finish it 5 minutes prior to coming in at 10 o'clock, being as you had a legal obligation to show up today, and is that why we just got this at this moment—your legal obligation was
