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other review that was occurring prior to you assuming office? A Not to my knowledge. Q Also for the record, the Epstein and Maxwell investigation was considered closed upon you taking office? A To my knowledge, yes. Q When were you first briefed on the Epstein and Maxwell matter? A Initially, after we received, again, approximately 300 documents, and those were released, and we believed that that was the tip of the iceberg, that that -- the FBI had not turned over all of the documents. Director Patel eventually was confirmed, and I sent him a letter asking him to look into that and to give us any other documents in the FBI's possession anywhere in the country. And, ultimately, we received much more. Q And, for the record, who would've been briefing you on the Epstein matter as far as when you took office? A Todd Blanche. Q What specific concerns did the Department have as it related to Epstein and Maxwell when you assumed office? A That nothing had been released. And, again, to my knowledge, no one that spanned the Biden administration or previously had sought to release any of this information. And I believe it was within weeks of me assuming office that we asked for and demanded all of these documents. Q Do you recall whether there were concerns that there were potentially unindicted co-conspirators? A Always, yes. Q So, at the time that you directed this review, was there any sort of plan of what that review would consist of?