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Mr. Epstein -- to conduct your investigation of your ties with Mr. Epstein? A I find it impossible to answer your question without knowing the nature of that relationship. Q Do you find the fact that they had a relationship concerning? A No, I don't. I don't. If they were good friends, then it would be concerning. If he had investigated Epstein for something prior years before, then I don't find it concerning. But you need to -- I mean, it's -- it's difficult to answer that question without knowing the nature of what that relationship was. Q Did any members of the Conflicts Committee personally benefit from your name being cleared of wrongdoing by the Dechert report? A No. Q Do you know Earl Nemser, an attorney for Dechert? A No. Q Okay. Returning to your relationship with Mr. Epstein, did you socialize with Mr. Epstein in a personal capacity? A Well, I just told you that -- well, why don't I elaborate. Thank you for asking that question. I knew Mr. Epstein basically in two ways. One, he performed professional services for my family office, and that involved helping put together the family office -- which was making a lot of mistakes, because, as I said, it was kind of nascent -- but also with a lot of very beneficial tax and estate planning services. I also knew him, as I said, because he had an extraordinary Rolodex of people in