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158 can get to that. But I don't think at any point we were designated by anyone to be the lead Federal agency.

Before we move on to January 4th, are there any questions up until this point?

I should note that Mr. Schiff was in the room for about 20 minutes and has since left.

Ms. Cheney, do you have any questions?

Ms. Cheney. I don't. Thanks,


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So, starting with January 4th, you noted earlier that you have a 9:30 a.m. briefing with the FBI every Tuesday or Wednesday, I think you said?

It's Monday and Wednesday. Yes.

Monday. Was anything addressed at that January 4th meeting about January 6th, about the security preparations going in?

Yes. We discussed it on the 4th. We discussed it on the 6th. We had discussed it the prior week too. It was just becoming more prevalent in the morning conversation as we got toward the 6th.

So I want to move to—exhibit 35 is an email at 12:21 on Monday, January 4th, to yourself, as well as Michael Sherwin and John Moran. And it is essentially an overview of the U.S. Government posture going into January 6th sent by Acting Chief of the Counterterrorism Section.

Yes.

So, on the third page—on the fourth page, I believe, where it has "DOJ-FBI," it says, "FBI operations relative to the potential unrest will be conducted out of their Washington, D.C. Field Office. There are no current plans to activate the national SIOC."