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Well, let's go back on the record then.

I'll note that we are now joined who is the chief counsel and deputy staff director from the select committee, is here.

I see Ms. Cheney is back, from the select committee, as well. And I believe she's the only member who's currently here. And I'll let you know if other members do join as we proceed.


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So, Mr. Donoghue, I just have a couple more areas to cover with you before I turn it over to to talk about the January 6th events. I want to talk about two more White House meetings, one that occurred on December the 31st.

And I know we're stepping back a bit from all those emails that you received from Mr. Meadows, but there are a series of photographs that are in your binder at tab 26. If you could just take a look at those.

And they seem to show you and some others in an Oval Office meeting that I believe happened on December 31st. Do you recall that meeting?

I do. And I have the photos.

All right. Can you just tell us in the photos who is who, just sort of going around from the left, all the way around the table, around the President?

So, to the far left, facing the President, is White House Deputy Counsel Pat Philbin, P-h-i-l-b-i-n. To Pat's right is me. To my right is the Acting Attorney General, Jeff Rosen. To his right is the White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows. And at the far end of the half-circle there is White House Counsel Pat Cipollone. And, of course, behind the desk is the President.