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Q Okay. I'm going to flip through a few exhibits, but I'd like you to do it with me. Exhibit No. 8 is a tweet from the President on December 27th, so roughly a week after the one we just talked about.
A Uh-huh.
Q And he said: See you in Washington, D.C. on January 6th. Don't miss it. Information to follow.
A Uh-huh.
Q And then, if you go to exhibit No. 9, this is December 30th, so 3 days after that tweet when the President tweets in all caps: JANUARY 6TH. SEE YOU IN D.C.
A Uh-huh.
Q And then exhibit No. 10 is January 1st, tweet from the President. It says: The big protest rally in Washington, D.C. will take place at 11 a.m. on January 6th. Locational details to follow. Stop the steal, exclamation point.
So it seems like, from these tweets, there's a heavy focus on January 6th in late December and early January.
A Uh-huh.
Q Were you aware of this focus based on your interactions with anybody in the White House or the campaign?
A No, just that it was going on, .
Q What do you mean "just that it was going on"?
A Well, again, it was not my lane. And I've been to a lot of rallies. So rallies, to me, it was like another rally. So I said, nope, not security-related, rally, okay, noted.
Q And, even if it was in your lane, you know, I'd be interested to know what you heard about it. So what did you hear about it, even though it wasn't your lane?
A Just that it was a rally and a lot of people that came to that rally, there were