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Glenn SimpsonPage 113 on several occasions I'm in Moscow or I'm going to Moscow. He may have — I don't recall whether he mentioned having worked with the Russian government.

Q. Has he ever said anything to you indicating or implying that he had worked for Russian intelligence more specifically?

A. Well, as I said, I'm sure that he had mentioned to me maybe back in, you know, the time when I was at the Wall Street Journal that he was in the Soviet military and he had some kind of low-level intelligence position, but I don't remember anything beyond that. He certainly didn't say anything in recent years about having any current connections with Russian intelligence.

Q. Has he ever said anything to you indicating or implying that he has contacts or connections with Russian government officials?

A. Not that I specifically recall.

Q. Do you have reason to believe that he has ties to the Russian government?

A. I have reason to wonder whether he has ties to the Russian government, but, you know, in the course of my work for Baker Hostetler the question of whether he had some connection to the 1-800-FOR-DEPO