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14 requirements, consistent with the DOD's roles and responsibilities, and compliant with the laws, regulations, and other applicable guidance; and, three, DOD officials did not delay or obstruct the DOD's response to the United States Capitol Police request for assistance on January 6th, 2021.

These are not just my words but, in fact, the findings of the DOD's independent inspector general under President Biden's administration. The IG's November 16, 2021, report has marked—has been marked as exhibit 3, I think.

Mr. Sofer. Three, uh-huh.

The Witness. And I respectfully request to submit it for the record.

Mr. Sofer. And I'll hand it to the committee for entrance into the record as well, the whole report.

The Witness. In conclusion, thank you for the opportunity to provide these opening remarks, which I respectfully request to enter into the record along with the accompanying exhibits, and I look forward to your questions.

Great. Thanks, Mr. Patel. I'm not going to address each point you made in your statement, but I appreciate the statement. I understand your concerns.

A couple things off the bat. Any question I ask that you think might trigger a classified answer, I'm asking it in a nonclassified way. If you feel you have to—if it triggers some sort of classified answer, you can let us know, but it's certainly—this is an unclassified interview, and I don't expect or intend to get into classified information.

As far as the scope concerns, we can address that when a topic that you think is outside the scope of the House resolution when we begin to address such topic.

I just want to spend a minute on your section on executive privilege where you stated you're committed to trying to expeditiously resolve these issues, including by