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necessary we can elaborate. Can you just briefly describe how you met individual Natalia Veselnitskaya or came to know her?

A Sure. I think this is largely included in the previous answer, but I was retained by Baker Hostetler, and didn't know of her existence until they told me there was a lawyer for the Prevezon company, a Russian lawyer. And eventually, they mentioned her a few times, and eventually they mentioned her name. And at some point, you know, they introduced me to her.

Q Do you recall when that was?

A I don't. I assume it was sometime in mid-2014.

Q And I assume that you have seen reporting, or otherwise know that she attended what has become known as the Trump Tower meeting on June 9, 2016?

A Yes.

Q And that she presented material to Trump associates regarding Bill Browder and the Magnitsky Act. Are you aware of that?

A I am aware of that.

MR. LEVY: Are you aware of the report?

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Q Are you aware that she presented material relating to Bill Browder and the Magnitsky Act during that meeting?

A I have read that. To be clear, I didn't know about this meeting before it happened, and I didn't know about it after it happened. And I found out about it, I think, you know, within a day of it being disclosed in the New York Times. Someone called me and said you heard about this meeting? And I said no. So anyway, that was the first I had heard about it. That was in the spring of this year.

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