A I'm the only person with Stop the Steal, LLC. I didn't give anybody else a directorship or officership, or—and no one else was really given political making powers. So logistics stuff I rely on people I pay, or volunteers who have that in their talent stack.
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Q So just humor me, there appears to be what 20 or so names in the list that Mr. Brown forwards to you on January 4th. Is that right? And you can take time to look it over.
A That's what this email kind of shows. And it's an email that I don't recall seeing. I probably—this is probably in my inbox as unread. And I don't—I don't recall seeing this, but I also don't see anything wrong with it, so.
Q Why would I need that many security folks for January 6th?
A Well, I think I've testified on the record already that I needed two at least with my party. And then we just needed bodies for the perimeter of Lot 8 so that it didn't get out of control, because you're not allowed rope lines. So this is about you don't have equipment, what do you have? You have human bodies.
Q So these folks were supposed to, like, kind of protect the perimeter of Lot 8 on January 6th?
A That's what I've tasked Stephen Brown with, and that's why they are coordinating together.
Q And these are the Oath Keepers that you talked to Mr. Rhodes about from November of 2020 when you met him in Atlanta—
A I'm sorry. I missed it because of the cough.
Q These individuals, these are all Oath Keepers, and I'm presuming this is coming from your relationship Mr. Rhodes from November of 2020?
A Oh, no. No, that would be the wrong presumption. I don't have anything
