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Rally to Save America the night prior and was led to believe by Women for America First that he was supposed to speak the following afternoon on January 6th, at a rally they organized which featured President Donald J. Trump. After a completely peaceful rally on January 5th, which attracted thousands of brave American patriots, we woke up the next morning expecting to attend the rally at the Ellipse."
Is it true that you were expecting or had been invited to speak at the rally where the President would speak on January 6th, 2021?
A With no disrespect, I will yet again assert my Fifth Amendment right to decline to answer your question.
Q Well, Mr. Stone, as you can see, we've identified multiple events where you were advertised as a speaker on January 5th and 6th by different groups in Washington, D.C.
The select committee would like to ask you questions about how you were recruited to those events, what guidance you may have been given about the purpose of the events, whether you were given any guidance or participated in coordination about the messaging for those events, and then ultimately why you may or may not have spoken at those events on January 5th and 6th.
Is it your intention to assert your Fifth Amendment privilege to all the questions that we would ask you regarding your speaking engagements on January 5th and 6th, 2021?
A I believe I understand your question. I will yet again assert my Fifth Amendment right and respectfully decline to answer such questions.
Q Mr. Stone—
Mr. Smith. And, again, I'm just going to reiterate, it's your prerogative not to ask the list of questions that you have. He's here and will, you know, provide a response to
