Did President Trump authorize you to discuss publicly your January 4th, 2021, conversation with him?
A Fifth.
Q So is it your position that you can discuss in the media direct conversations you had with the President of the United States, but you will not discuss those same conversations with this committee?
A Fifth.
Mr. Burnham. And, committee's indulgence, just to be clear, I advised my client not only to take the Fifth, but we're not in a position to go into the basis of the Fifth without defeating the position itself, which is likely to be answers to—similar answers will be offered to questions such as the one just asked, if that helps.
BY
Q Dr. Eastman, you've not produced any documents in response to the subpoena, which is in exhibit 1. Why have you not produced any documents to the committee?
A Fifth.
Q Just so I understand, is it your position that the act of producing documents, as opposed to the content of the documents themselves, could tend to incriminate you?
A Fifth.
Q Dr. Eastman, did you use a Chapman University email account for any communications related to the 2020 election?
A Fifth.
Q Dr. Eastman, did you use a Gmail account for any communications related to the 2020 election?
A Fifth.
