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228 her a break is smoking something.

Mr. I'll object to everything after "yep" as nonresponsive to my question.

But is Jim Baker a reasonable prosecutor?

Mr. Yeah, I think he is. He hasn't done a lot of criminal prosecution, he's in the intelligence world, but I think he's a reasonable prosecutor.

Mr. Do you recall what Jim Baker's response was on May the 2nd when you presented him with the non-pros memo or exoneration memo about whether or not Hillary Clinton should be charged with mishandling classified information?

Mr. You mean my draft of a possible public statement?

Mr. Yes.

Mr. I don't remember exactly. He was a big part of the editing process.

Mr. Let's see if I can find what -- Mr. Baker -- well, let me -- do we have the Baker transcript?

Mr. Director, I'm just curious, where did the names Midyear Exam and Crossfire Hurricane come from?

Mr. I don't know for sure. What I was long told is that the names for all of these things came from some random name generator in the bowels of the Counterintelligence Division. I never had any information to the contrary, but