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8 monkey neck of yours in prison on day one. They always need a couple token niggers to use. We may even be able to execute you bastards, cut your fucking head off the way they do in your country. You are a traitor and will pay," end quote.

These threats have been reported to the FBI and marked as exhibit—our exhibit 1 for entry into the record.

Mr. Sofer. So we have that exhibit here, and it's marked as K. Patel Exhibit No. 1. We'd like to submit it for the record.

. Great. Thank you.

Mr. Sofer. I ask that it be made part of the record.

. You can just pass it to the reporter. Thanks.

The Witness. I was therefore extremely upset when, after these threats of violence were made known to the committee, Representative Schiff personally attacked me in an October 14th New York Times podcast as a, quote, "evil Zelig," end quote, and part of a group of, quote, "unscrupulous," end quote, advisers.

These inflammatory remarks caused me to question whether I could or would receive a fair hearing before this committee. Nevertheless, my attorneys communicated my continued willingness to appear and answer your questions.

On October 19th, they were told that I had been subpoenaed because the committee had incorrectly assumed that I would not be cooperative. During that meeting, committee staff expressly reclassified me as a cooperative witness and committed to withdrawing the subpoena in connection with my agreement to appear for a voluntary interview.

On November 20th, the committee abruptly reversed course. During a call on November 20th, staff apologized for misleading my lawyers while insisting that I appear under subpoena. The committee then showed extreme reluctance when we tried to