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Glenn SimpsonPage 154 Q. Let's start with the Wall Street Journal?

A. I collected lots of information on Mr. Manafort during my years at the Journal.

Q. And then we'll get into the work on Mr. Manafort more recently.

So this particular memo that we've been talking about, this first one doesn't specifically mention, as far as I can see, any efforts to interfere by Russia. It does talk about potential — as it's called in here, a dossier of compromising material on Hillary Clinton. Did you take any steps to verify whether that dossier of compromising material existed on Hillary Clinton?

A. I will answer that, but can I just back you up a little bit. I think your observation it doesn't mention anything about interfering I wouldn't agree with.

Q. Okay.

A. I mean, one of the key lines here in the second paragraph says "However, he and his inner circle have accepted a regular flow of intelligence from the Kremlin, including on his democratic and other political rivals."

So the issue with the Trump Tower meeting, as 1-800-FOR-DEPO