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66 No.

About the idea of sending a letter?

No.

And did you know, going into January 6th, that the Vice President would resist pressure to do anything other than count electoral votes?

Yes.

Explain.

Well, we -- common knowledge the President was getting his legal advice, and he wanted the Vice President to take actions as his legal advice is being given. I mean, that was just not me. I mean, it was common all throughout Washington, D.C.

Okay. And what was your understanding of how the Vice President would resist that?

How he would resist it?

Yeah.

I would assume he would do his constitutional duty as he saw it.

Did he tell you that?

No, because not my lane. That was Marc Short, Marc Short's lane and Greg's lane.

And when you say "to do his constitutional duty as he saw it," is that the sentiment that's laid out here that he would just count electoral votes as they were presented to him?

Because I don't really know, the answer was no.

One second.

[Discussion off the record.]

The Yeah. Because, subsequent to this, one of the things I had