149 H3vlgiu2 ih leading, they could both be exact opposite questions. The 2 witnesses would say the Fifth to everything, and then you look 3 at the jury and you say, okay, now you can impose an adverse 4 inference against anybody you want to based on the questions 5 that the lawyers asked. I mean, that's really what this ends 6 up being, and it's a waste of time, and it is of no evidentiary 7 significance. 8 Then the last point, which I'm just going to need to 9 correct Mr. Cassell on, the plaintiffs were saying somehow that 10 we were untimely in not designating portions of these 1a depositions which we believe are wholly inadmissible, and the 12 point of our reply was, wait a minute, you didn't designate any 13 of this testimony until after the designation date was over. 14 (Continued on next page) 15 16 Ue, 18 T9 20 21 22 23 24 25 SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011452