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Q Mr. Acosta reportedly has stated that he was told that Jeffrey Epstein, quote, "belongs to intelligence and to leave it alone," unquote. Are you aware of Mr. Acosta saying that? A No. Other than what's ever been reported in articles over the years. Q Do you have any knowledge of Mr. Epstein having any ties to any intelligence agency? A No. Q Or of Mr. Acosta being told -- A I don't know about any ties. I have no reason to believe he was working for the CIA or any intelligence agency, and I'm dubious about claims like that. Now, many American businessmen who have foreign contacts sometimes will talk to intelligence agencies and provide information to them. And the CIA has a unit that goes around and talks to people who are well-connected and asks them questions. So my supposition, when I saw things about him being connected to U.S. intelligence, maybe, like many other businessmen, he talks to them, but this is not, in my opinion, based on what I saw, I didn't think it was an intelligence operation, and I never received any information that led me to believe that. Q Do you have any idea why Mr. Acosta would suggest that it was? A I don't know he did -- whether he did. Wasn't that someone attributing something to him? Q That's his reported statement. A Okay. Q I'll shift gears now and move on to the Southern District of New York investigation. And for the sake of brevity, if it's okay with you, I'll refer to Southern District of New York as SDNY. A Sure. That's how I would refer to it.