had broken off with them.
Q. When you say "we" did not understand what was going on, who are you referring to as the "we"?
A. Chris and I, mostly just the two of us. There was a lot of public controversy over the conduct of the FBI. I remember discussing it with many people, but this conversation was between the two of us.
Q. And what was the time frame of when Steele said he had broken off with the FBI?
A. I can — I don't know exactly, but it would have been between October 31st and election day.
MS. QUINT: October 31st was when you said there was an article —
MR. SIMPSON: In the New York Times. There was an article in the New York Times on October 31st that created concern about what was going on at the FBI.
MS. QUINT: Because it wasn't consistent with your understanding of the investigation?
MR. SIMPSON: Exactly.
BY MS. SAWYER:
Q. And I think, just to be clear, this was an article you had talked about that both revealed
