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A I respectfully decline to comment or respond to your questions based on my Fifth Amendment constitutional protections.

Q Is your refusal to answer those questions based on a good-faith belief that the answers could potentially expose you to criminal prosecution?

A I will respond yet again, counsel, to your request to answer that question based on my Fifth Amendment constitutional rights.

Q If you look at exhibit 9, exhibit 9 contains a series of images that were found on open sources, websites, advertising speakers for various events in Washington, D.C., on January 5th and 6th.

For example, the first page shows an event under the caption "One Nation Under God," sponsored by Virginia Women for Trump, and, as you can see, the first speaker listed is Roger Stone. According to this flyer, the event was to be held on Tuesday, January 5th, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Were you slated to speak at this event?

A Once again, I will assert my Fifth Amendment right to respectfully decline to answer your question.

Q The second page of exhibit 9 is another image that identifies Roger Stone and has your image. And it says this is for the "Rally to Save America," "Presented By: Eighty Percent Coalition." And it identifies Freedom Plaza as the location, on Tuesday, January 5th, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Were you slated to speak at this event?

A I decline to answer your question both on the advice of counsel and under my Fifth Amendment constitutional right to do so.

Q The third page of exhibit 9 is yet another image, and, this one, you can see your face in the center of the page. And it's for an event called "Freedom Rally." This