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Glenn SimpsonPage 170 the Democrats and the efforts by the Russians to influence the election and the possibility that the Trump organization was, in fact, doing things to curry favor with the Russians became more and more serious as external developments occurred.

So, for instance, they changed the Republican platform, which is addressed in here. Carter Page shows up in Moscow and gives a speech. He's a campaign advisor and he gives a speech about dropping sanctions. Trump continues to say mysterious things about what a great guy Putin is. So I vaguely recall that these external events prompted us to say I wonder what the FBI did, whoops, haven't heard from them. So that was basically the state of things through September

Q. So do you know whether or not Mr. Steele did have any subsequent conversations with the FBI after that initial conversation in the first week of July 2016?

A. Yes, I do. He did.

Q. So can you explain the next incident where you know that Mr. Steele met with the FBI?

A. Yes.

I guess what I'd like to explain is what I knew at the time and what I know now. It was September and obviously the controversy was 1-800-FOR-DEPO