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142 If you look at the claim from the truck driver who supposedly drove ballots from New York to Pennsylvania, we looked at it, we did the investigation, there was nothing to it.

If you look at the allegations relating to the State Farm Arena, we talked to the witnesses, we reviewed the video, we looked at it.

This issue about the shredded ballots in Georgia, we looked at it.

You know, we didn't conduct sprawling investigations with search warrants and subpoenas and things like that because it just wasn't necessary, but we did look at each of these allegations, at least the ones that purported to be of such a scale that they could have changed the outcome in a particular State.

And, because we looked at them, I think we were in a position—the Attorney General was in a position to say publicly that we don't see it and the American people should trust the outcome.

So it wasn't a matter of we refused to do—we certainly didn't do everything the President wanted, but we certainly did take what I viewed as appropriate steps to determine whether or not there was anything to these allegations, and, because we did that, we were able to address it.

Understood.

So I want to start, then, with exhibit 29. There was an email from AAG Rosen requesting a—to the then-acting U.S. attorney of D.C., Michael Sherwin about requesting a meeting about the preparations for January 6th. That should be exhibit 29 in your binder.

Okay.

Now, if you look at that email that was sent on December 28th—and there appeared to be no response from Mr. Sherwin.