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[11:00 a.m.] BY MS. BRIGNAC: Q And we can agree you developed a friendship over these years. Yes? A Friendship is an amorphous term. This is somebody who knew intimately the goings on in my family tax and estate planning entities. It's also something where, as I mentioned, I'd go over and meet his friends. I know there are emails where he claims that we're best friends. We were never best friends. Was I friendly with him from the point of view of enjoying his Rolodex? Yes. Did I think he was very smart as a professional adviser? Yes. [Black Majority Exhibit No. 1 was marked for identification.] BY MS. BRIGNAC: Q I would now like to enter what is marked as majority exhibit 1. This is a letter from a book that was compiled as a gift for Mr. Epstein's 50th birthday. I'll give you a moment to review. A I'm aware of this. Q And just let me know when we're ready. A I'm ready. I said I'm aware -- I know this letter. Q Who reached out to you and asked you to make this submission? A I believe Ghislaine Maxwell. Q What did she tell you? A That she was putting together a surprise birthday book for Epstein's 50th and would I contribute to it, and I said sure. Q Did she send you any other letters or examples done by others?