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89 that you don't have relating to Somalia and Afghanistan has to do with the subjects that the committee is charged to investigate under its resolution 503?

Sure. And as we discussed in our email correspondence back and forth, part of the mandate of the House resolution is about the facts, circumstances, and causes that relate to the interference of the transfer of power. This is a November 11th memo that was issued after President-elect at that time, Joe Biden, had been declared. The unlawfulness of the order has been discussed, and that is how it impacts the transfer of power.

Mr. Glabe. How would withdrawing troops from Afghanistan or Somalia impact the transfer of power in the United States? That's, I guess, what I'm trying to understand or have you articulate for the record.

The unlawfulness of the order is what we're inquiring about.

The Witness. Look, I got it. It's fine. Let me—can—would you mind just rephrasing your question—


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Sure.

—and then let me see what I can co.

Sure.

What's your memory about the order?

About the order?

About the order, how it came about.

So my first preface to that is you're talking about this order I've never seen, so I don't know if I've ever seen it, A, to begin, with, order, memo, whatever you want to call it.

Sure.

I don't know that that's accurate in its premise. I believe not. In my habit,