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thank you all secretary clinton before we begin i would like to go over the ground rules for this deposition the questioning will proceed in round the majority will ask questions for an hour and then the minority will have an opportunity to ask questions for an hour if they choose to the extent members have questions for the witness they will be propounded during their side's respective rounds the clock will stop if you need to confer with council your council is speaking and when members or staff are speaking during the opposing side's round of questions we will alternate back and forth until there are no more questions do you understand i do there is a court reporter taking down everything i say and everything you say to make a written record of the deposition for the record to be clear please wait until the staff are questioning you finishes each question before you begin your answer and the staffer will wait until you finish your response before proceeding to the next question further to ensure the court reporter can properly record this deposition please speak clearly concisely and slowly also the court reporter cannot record non-verbal answers such as nodding or shaking your head so it is important that you answer each question with an audible verbal answer do you understand I do exhibits may be entered into the record majority exhibits will be identified numerically minority exhibits will be identified alphabetically do you understand I do we want you to answer our questions in the most complete and truthful manner possible so we'll take our time if you have any questions or do not fully understand the question please let us know we will attempt to clarify add context to or rephrase our questions if we ask about specific conversations or events in the past and you are unable to recall the exact words or details you should testify to the substance of those conversations or events to the best of your recollection if you recall only a part of a conversation or event you should give us your best recollection of those events or parts of conversations that you do recall do you understand I do you are required by law to answer questions from Congress truthfully this also applies to questions posed by congressional staff in this deposition do you understand I do if at any time you knowingly make false statements you could be subject to criminal prosecution including but not limited to perjury do you understand I do this includes both knowingly providing false testimony but also stating that you do not recall or remember something when in fact you do do you understand I do furthermore you cannot tell half-truth or exclude information necessary to make statements accurate you're a requirement excuse me you are required to provide all information that will be provided to the committee that would make your response truthful a deliberate failure to disclose information can constitute a false statement do you understand I do is there any reason you were unable to provide truthful testimony in today's interview no please note that if you wish to assert a privilege over any statement today that assertion must comply with the rules of the committee on oversight and government reform pursuant to that committee rule 16c1 states for the chair to consider assertions of privilege over testimony or statements witnesses or entities must clearly state this the specific privilege being asserted and the reason for the assertion on or before the scheduled date of testimony or appearance for the purposes of the deposition objections must be stated concisely and in a non argumentative and non suggestive manner if the witness refuses to answer a question to preserve a privilege the committee may seek a ruling from the chair if the chair overrules any such objection the witness shall be ordered to answer If the witness continues to refuse to answer a question despite being ordered to do so the witness may be subject to sanction Do you understand?