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[3:51 p.m.]

BY MR.  :

Q What did you, at the time, understand to be the expectations for the speakers and what they would speak about at the event?

A A lot of details were in flux. So what we wanted to do was communicate, not set things in stone but to communicate because there were a lot of moving parts. I remember Wren talking about where the VIP entrance would be, and I don't know if she talked about the locale or the process or—or what.

BY  :

Q Okay. So moving to January 4th, right. So it's January 3rd, and now it's January 4th. Do you recall speakers being changed, or being notified that speakers were changed from your original list for the January 6th Ellipse rally?

A I don't recall.

Q You don't recall being told by Ms. Wren on the evening of January 4th or the morning of January 5th that there was a new group of speakers that would be speaking on January 6th? I'm not referring to the text messages. I'm just asking if you remember.

A I don't remember. I don't remember at all. I remember every day there being significant changes in logistics and/or speakers for either event.

Q Who was communicating these significance changes to you around January 4th or 5th?

A Caroline Wren.

Q And what was her—and what was her reaction, or her mood as she was communicating these changes to you?