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8664
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A No. Q -- that it was a homicide? Do you recall -- A No, not that I was aware of. Q Do you recall anyone investigating it as a homicide that you were aware of? A No. I don't think anyone got to the point of feeling that it was murder. Q Going back to Dr. Baden just very briefly, I know that you said that you recalled -- generally, you recalled conversations regarding his contrary findings. Do you recall having any conversations about Mr. Epstein's broken larynx and hyoid bones outside of Dr. Baden's findings? A I think -- I heard it discussed within the Department. Q And, to the best of your recollection, the discussions were that it was still consistent with a suicidal hanging? A Right, that they still believed the medical examiner was correct. Q And, then, you already said this, but I want to ask it explicitly: You instructed the IG to open the investigation into -- A Yes. Q -- Epstein's death? A On the -- as soon as I got off the phone with my chief of staff, I believe he contacted -- I asked him to contact the IG immediately. I know that they're very familiar with Bureau of Prisons and its processes, and I was told that he had people up in New York who could get to the prison right away. Q And, then, we've talked about Mr. Epstein's state of mind an awful lot, and you said that you or someone reviewed kind of the psychologist notes from the previous suicide attempt, the reports that are associated with taking an individual off suicide watch. Do you recall any other