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Glenn SimpsonPage 277 interested in trade, other people are interested in guns. So you wouldn't necessarily intuit exactly what we were doing. Most people are interested in, you know — they're interested in the story they're working on. So some people will say, hey, I'm interested in whether Donald Trump gets his ties from third-world countries and they wouldn't ask about anything else.

BY MR. DAVIS:

Q. You mentioned before, if I recall correctly, that Fusion was having issues with persons attempting to hack it?

A. That's a current concern, yes.

Q. When did that concern — when did you first become aware of that concern?

A. Relatively recently.

Q. So after the election?

A. Yes.

MR. FOSTER: Did you tell journalists that you had engaged Mr. Steele in the summer of 2016?

MR. SIMPSON: I don't specifically remember doing that until the fall.

MR. FOSTER: After the election or before?

MR. SIMPSON: Before the election.

MR. FOSTER: Can you remember the context in 1-800-FOR-DEPO