A. Not to my knowledge.
MR. FOSTER: If Mr. Akhmetshin were one of the sources in the dossier, would you know that?
MR. SIMPSON: I believe he would have told me that by now given the public controversy over this matter, but he hasn't.
BY MR. DAVIS:
Q. I'm sorry. Is the "he" —
A. Chris Steele.
Q. How often would you say you interacted with Mr. Akhmetshin during the 2016 elections season?
A. Infrequently, intermittently.
Q. When was the last time you spoke with him?
A. I don't remember, but I don't think it was — I just don't remember.
Q. To the best of your knowledge, was Ed Lieberman aware of your Trump research project?
A. Not to the best of my knowledge.
MR. FOSTER: Could you just tell us generally who else other than your client was aware of the Trump research project as it was going on. So excluding your client and excluding your subcontractors, who else knew that you were doing it?
