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6 deliberately provide false information to Congress.

Since this is a deposition under oath, I'm going to ask to swear you in, if you could stand and take that oath.

Court Reporter. Do you solemnly declare and affirm under the penalty of perjury that the testimony you shall give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

The Witness. I do. Thank you.

Mr. Sofer. Can I just—I'm sorry to interrupt already—

Sure.

Mr. Sofer. —but can I just ask a couple quick questions? Are the two of you the only people that are going to be asking questions in this room other than the potential members who join us?

Yes.

Yes.

Mr. Sofer. Okay. And I just want to warn everyone that we were told this was going to be a 4-hour block, and we're up against a—my flight in particular, so it's a pretty hard stop.

We should get started.

Mr. Sofer. So we're willing to push as quickly as we can.

Great. Mr. Patel, I see that you have an opening statement that you'd like to provide. I've marked it as exhibit 53, but go ahead and read it or submit it for the record.

. If you want to read it, you can, or if you want in the interest of time.

The Witness. I'd appreciate it if I could read it into the record. Thank you.