Air Bank had a number of trips to the U.S., and that they sort of -- that there's been a misrepresentation of the length of that relationship and the extent of it.
There's -- I've been told and have not confirmed that Nigel Farage had additional trips to the Ecuadoran Embassy than the one that's been in the papers and that he provided data to Julian Assange.
MR. SCHIFF: What kind of data?
: Time is up.
MR. SCHIFF: Can we just get an answer to that.
MR. SIMPSON: A thumb drive.
MR. SCHIFF: Thumb drive. Thank you.
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Q Just a couple questions, Mr. Simpson.
Did the DNC or the Hillary Clinton campaign for presidency ever direct Christopher Steele to discuss the contents of his dossier with the media that you're aware of?
A I was the one that directed him to do that.
Q Okay. When did you direct Christopher Steele to discuss the contents of his dossier with the media?
A I think that there was -- I believe it was late -- it was sometime in September or October. I hesitate to be too specific because it's a little blurry.
Q Of 2016?
A Yes, sir.
Q Did you do that of your own volition, or did you do that at the direction of a client or another entity?
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