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  This is a transcribed interview of Richard P. Donoghue, conducted by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, pursuant to House Resolution 503.

Mr. Donoghue, I see that you are present in a conference room with your counsel. Could you please state your full name and spell your last name for the record? I think you are muted, or I can't hear you.

Mr. Donoghue. Is that better?

  That's it. Perfect. Thank you.

Mr. Donoghue. Good morning. My name is Richard Peter Donoghue, D-o-n-o-g-h-u-e.

  Thanks very much, Mr. Donoghue.

This is a staff-led interview. Members of the select committee may join. I expect some of them will join, and I'll ensure that their presence is noted when they arrive at an appropriate place to stop.

My name is  , it's   and I'm the chief investigative counsel for the select committee. And with me today in Washington are several investigative counsel to the select committee:   and  .

And, Katy, the court reporter, we will make sure that we get those spellings to you so that you have them.

  and I are going to be doing the primary questioning today. Don't worry, Mr. Donoghue, you are not going to be hit with six different people questioning you out of the blue. We're going to --  and I are going to handle the questioning. And some of our members of the select committee, as I said, will join and may also have