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107 Mr. No, it's a fact that yesterday was --

Mr. You hope I have a great day --

Mr. No, no, no, yesterday was not Tuesday.

Mr. Oh, see, I didn't even know that. Yeah.

Mr. So is it possible to make a false statement without having the intent to deceive?

Mr. Yes.

Mr. All right. Is making a false statement without the intent to deceive a crime?

Mr. I don't know. I can't answer that without thinking better about it.

Mr. So would it, therefore, be relevant, whether or -- I'll let you finish talking to your lawyer.

Mr. Sorry, go ahead.

Mr. Would it, therefore, be relevant whether or not General Flynn had an intent to deceive?

Mr. Let me step away from the case. In investigating any false statement case, you want to understand, did the defendant, the subject, know they were making a false statement? Because you aren't prosecuted for accidents, slips of memory, things like that. So, in any false-statement case, it's important to understand, what's the proof that they knew what they were saying was false?

Mr. And, again -- because I'm afraid I may have interrupted you, which I didn't mean to do -- your agents, it