engaged by you to do work — related to the opposition work on then Candidate Trump?
A. Do I have any reason to believe that he spoke? No, I have no reason to believe he did.
Q. Do you know if he did or not?
A. It's never — we've never discussed it, but I have no reason to think he would have.
Q. And if he had discussed it, would that have been consistent with the nondisclosure agreement that you indicated you would have had with Mr. Steele?
A. That would — if he discussed it with someone like that without my knowledge, it would not have been consistent with our agreement.
Q. And then given that, would it surprise you if Mr. Steele had talked with Rinat Akhmetshin about the work he was doing related to then Candidate Trump?
A. Yes, that would surprise me.
Q. Did you discuss the fact that you were doing opposition research on Candidate Trump with anyone at Prevezon Holdings?
A. Not that I recall, no.
Q. And if you had done so, would that have been consistent with your confidentiality
