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Q The second time. During either of your tenures as Attorney General, have you ever seen a comparable provision that had the same effect, again -- A During the time I was Attorney General, I don't recall seeing a comparable provision. I think the thing that I didn't like about it was that it took away from the victims their allocution rights, and I thought that that was pretty aggressive, and I thought it was vulnerable. So that's just my own thinking when I saw it. Q I appreciate that. Just to ask you -- Ms. Crockett. Can I jump in really quickly? Yeah. Ms. Crockett. I'm sorry. Just to go back to what was just brought up about -- during your tenure during either times you were Attorney General, do you recall there ever being a scenario that you authorized that was similar that disallowed the prosecution of coconspirators in this type of plea deal? The Witness. You know, I can't specifically remember things that were -- that I approved. But I'm not sure that provision sticks out at me as odd. Ms. Crockett. Okay. But you can't recall ever approving anything like that before, right? The Witness. Right. Ms. Crockett. Thank you. BY : Q There was discussion during the previous round of the chain of communication within DOJ and between Main Justice and the U.S. Attorney's Office. I'd like to ask you about communication between DOJ and the White House. And, again, this is focused on both of your tenures as Attorney General. How common was it, generally speaking, for you to communicate directly with the President