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148 only with me or the Director, and then he did not have the material with him at the time. We had to actually dispatch FBI agents to go to a -- from a field office to go to collect this material. It was in the -- to the best of my recollection, it was roughly in the late summer, fall of 2016 timeframe.

So I just wanted to clarify that for the record.

Mr. Director Comey, thank you for coming, and thank you for your service to your country.

In March 2017, you disclosed in public testimony that the FBI had begun an investigation into, quote: The Russian Government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 Presidential election, including, quote, the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian Government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia's efforts, close quote.

When did the FBI first learn of credible evidence that the Russian Government was trying to interfere in the 2016 Presidential election?

Mr. I believe it was with the release in mid June of the DCLeaks and Guccifer 2.0 stolen emails.

Mr. Mid June 2016?

Mr. Correct.

Mr. Were you, at that time, aware of the meeting at Trump Tower on June 9th, 2016, between Donald Trump, Junior, Paul Manafort, Jared Kushner, and some Russian