them were working on the — I don't know what to call it, the congressional stuff.
MR. FOSTER: Lobbying Congress?
MR. SIMPSON: I believe they registered to lobby Congress.
BY MR. DAVIS:
Q. Did Fusion provide any of its research to Mr. Akhmetshin whether directly or through an intermediary such as Baker Hostetler?
A. Yes. We were directed to do so by Baker Hostetler.
Q. And do you know or have reason to believe whether Mr. Akhmetshin used that information when he spoke with people on the Hill?
A. I have reason to believe that. I don't have specific knowledge of his discussions with people on the Hill. I don't remember. He may have told me what he did. As I say, it was not the focus of my work.
Q. Has Mr. Akhmetshin ever said anything to you indicating or implying that he had worked with the Russian government?
A. Well, I knew he had been a soldier, I knew he had been in the Soviet military, and I also knew that he went to Moscow a fair bit because he said
