MR. SIMPSON: I've been asked about this by various journals as to what I've heard, whether they can report things that they've heard elsewhere, and I have not — I don't know if you'd classify that as being a source, but I've been asked those questions and I've avoiding getting into specifics. But I have — if people have accurate information of a general nature like that, I generally would not — I would confirm things.
MR. FOSTER: Sorry. I didn't understand your answer.
MR. MUSE: It's quite clear.
MR. SIMPSON: Depends on what you say a source is. If someone calls me and say I hear client No. 1 was a Republican, then I'd say I don't have any problem with you writing that. That's not quite the same thing.
MR. FOSTER: So you confirm the accuracy of information?
MR. LEVY: He didn't say that.
MR. SIMPSON: There are certain things that I've chosen not to deny. You know, generally speaking, I deal with a lot of journalists. I'm not going to mislead people.
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