A Not specifically, but generally, it would have probably been multiple layers. I do know that the Oath Keepers provided me two gentlemen, and I do not recall their name. And I don't even know if those two gentlemen were assigned to me or my overall party. But I had multiple layers of security, and those were volunteers really.
I had a paid security, a gentleman, a security gentleman named Patrick. And I don't know his last name, but he’s an African immigrant. And—but, again, you know, I probably assigned him to somebody else. In these type of situations, you know, you welcome help from police officers and veterans and great Americans like that, first responders. But sometimes you also get paid security, too. So—
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Q A moment ago you said that some of your volunteer security detail was volunteers. Is that you saying that you did not pay those individuals, that they worked for free?
A I don't recall ever paying the Oath Keepers. And don't recall that being a part of any of their arrangement of how they, like, volunteered their services for security. Now I don't know if we provided them, like, hotel rooms or food or water or anything like that. But, you know, I've never written a check to the Oath Keepers to the best of my knowledge.
Q Who would know if you provided them with hotel, water, or food or any of the things you just listed?
A I wouldn't know. We—everybody was—everybody was volunteering. Everybody was doing the best that they can. If these text messages represent something, then I can work to verify that but.
