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75 answer. But, you know, if I can go without interruptions,, because I didn't even get a sentence in. This is the third time you and I are talking about this denouncement, and I've described it here 11 months later. And I have a video of me that you guys have denouncing violent people. And I told you, you know, you work in government, I work in politics. A lot of people think they are the same, but they are not. And there is a game in media and politics that—a denouncing game where people try to associate you with people that you're not associated with. And that's not fair. It happened to Barack Obama, it's happened to Donald Trump, and I was afraid of it happening to me. And guess what? It has happened to me. I am not associated with the Capitol attackers.

So at this moment while the rioters are attacking the Capitol, you're thinking about the media?

No. Because as I said in a previous answer, I was on the ground, I didn't get to watch CNN like you. I didn't get to watch tweets or Twitter or anything like that. And from what I saw was chaos. What I saw was tear gas. I didn't watch anyone punch anyone. I was afraid that it was going to escalate. And so, what I was worried about is that blame would be laid at the feet of Republicans who believe in election integrity and not Capitol attackers. Whether they are Democrats or Republicans, they should have their day in court, a fair day in court. But lumping everybody together, whether it is me or two other Americans, it is not right, and not fair, and it doesn't speak good of our system.

So going back to your security, while were you planning the wild protest event at the Capitol on January 6th, did you have any security concerns?

I'm a public figure and I walk around—even coming to this hearing, I had great security concerns. And us trying to get here on time, we actually approached four times, and it was hard for us to get through the perimeter because y'all had a security