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| 9635 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 0 | Page 1 | COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C. INTERVIEW OF: DOUG BAND Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Washington, D.C. The interview in the above matter was held in Room 2247, Rayburn House Office Building, commencing at 9:57 a.m. Present: Representatives Comer, Mace, Subramanyam, Higgins, Walkinshaw, Lynch, Krishnamoorthi, Perry, Boebert, Burlison, and Khanna. | ||
| 9636 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 1 | Page 2 | For the COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM: DANIEL ASHWORTH, GENERAL COUNSEL BRITTANY BRIGNAC, SENIOR COUNSEL HANNAH CATHEY, PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER JACK EMMER, CHIEF COUNSEL FOR INVESTIGATIONS EMILY FEYERABEND, COUNSEL BILLY GRANT, DEPUTY CHIEF COUNSEL FOR INVESTIGATIONS WILL HARNICE, PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER MARK MARIN, STAFF DIRECTOR ELLISON TOLAN, COUNSEL ASHLEE VINYARD, DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR MINORITY DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR MINORITY FELLOW MINORITY RESEARC… | ||
| 9637 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 2 | Page 3 | MINORITY CHIEF COUNSEL For DOUG BAND: HOWARD SHAPIRO, ESQ. JOEL GREEN, ESQ. COURTNEY MURRAY, ESQ. WilmerHale | ||
| 9638 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 3 | Page 4 | Mr. Harnice. On the record. This is a transcribed interview of Mr. Douglas J. Band conducted by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform under the authority granted to it pursuant to House Rule XX. Accordingly, House Rule XX grants the committee broad jurisdiction for the committee to conduct investigations of any matter at any time. This interview was requested by Chairman James Comer as part of the committee's investigation into the circumstances and subsequent investigations int… | ||
| 9639 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 4 | Page 5 | Ms. Murray. Courtney Murray, WilmerHale. Mr. Harnice. For the record, starting with the majority staff, can the additional staff members please introduce themselves with their name, title, and affiliation. Mr. Grant. Billy Grant, deputy chief counsel for investigations for Chairman Comer. Mr. Emmer. Jack Emmer, chief counsel for investigations for Chairman Comer. Ms. Feyerabend. Emily Feyerabend, counsel for Chairman Comer. Ms. Cathey. Hannah Cathey, professional staff member, Chairman Comer. Ms… | ||
| 9640 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 5 | Page 6 | Mr. Harnice. Now would the Members of Congress please identify themselves. Chairman Comer. James Comer, chairman, House Oversight Committee, Kentucky. Mr. Harnice. Thank you, all. Mr. Band, before we begin, I would like to go over the ground rules for this interview. The questioning will proceed in rounds. The majority will ask questions for up to an hour, and then the minority will have an opportunity to ask questions for up to an hour, if they choose. To the extent Members have questions for t… | ||
| 9641 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 6 | Page 7 | Mr. Harnice. Exhibits may be entered into the record. Majority exhibits will be identified numerically, minority exhibits will be identified alphabetically. We want you to answer our questions in the most complete and truthful manner possible, so we will take our time. If you have any questions or do not fully understand the question, please let us know. We will attempt to clarify, add context to, or rephrase our questions. If we ask about specific conversations or events in the past and you are… | ||
| 9642 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 7 | Page 8 | Mr. Band. Yes. Mr. Harnice. Furthermore, you cannot tell half-truths, or exclude information necessary to make statements accurate. You are required to provide all information that would make your response truthful. A deliberate failure to disclose information can constitute a false statement. Do you understand? Mr. Band. Yes. Mr. Harnice. Is there any reason you are unable to provide truthful testimony in today's interview? Mr. Band. No. Mr. Harnice. Please note that if you wish to assert a pri… | ||
| 9643 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 8 | Page 9 | Mr. Band. Yes. Mr. Harnice. Do you have any other questions before we begin? Mr. Band. No. Mr. Harnice. I understand that you have an opening statement. You may read that now. Mr. Band. Yes, thank you. Good morning, Chairman Comer, committee staff. My name is Doug Band. I worked for President Clinton for the entire first half of my adult life, first as his aide and traveling assistant during his presidency, helping him stay on schedule and manage daily administrative tasks, and then continuing i… | ||
| 9644 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 9 | Page 10 | concerns, I took the step to insulate the President from further interactions and issued an instruction to remove her from all contact lists, which was an attempt to sever her ties with President Clinton's world. I want to state clearly and unequivocally, I had no knowledge at the time of any criminal or improper conduct by Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell. Today, we all have a much fuller picture of the evil activities they were involved in, but back then, I did not. I never visited Epstein… | ||
| 9645 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 10 | Page 11 | BY MR. HARNICE: Q Mr. Band, I want to thank you for your years of public service and for also coming here voluntarily to answer our questions today. Let's start by briefly just running through your background. Where did you attend undergraduate school? A The University of Florida. Q And when did you graduate? A 1995. Q And with what degree? A I had a major in English and a minor in ethics. Q Have you received any other graduate degrees since then? A I have. I went to graduate school at Georgetow… | ||
| 9646 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 11 | Page 12 | House, in the White House Advance Office and then went into the President's office as a President's aide. I then was leaving the White House to go take a job on Wall Street. President Clinton asked me to stay and work with him, which I happily did, and stayed with him for the post-Presidency. Q And what did you do in this post-Presidency? What did he ask you? What was your roles after 2001? A My role immediately after 2001 was, effectively, a continuation of what I was doing for him when he was … | ||
| 9647 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 12 | Page 13 | Q Was it while President Clinton was still in office, or was it after? A No, it was after he left office. Q And could you approximate what year this was, early 2000s? A Oh, yeah. No. I think it was, I think, 2001 or 2002, to the best of my recollection, but, again, it was 25 years ago. Q You said it was a dinner. Can you just describe the circumstances under which you met him, this dinner? A Again, I have a vague recollection of him having dinner with Mr. Epstein at the Carnegie Deli, and I was … | ||
| 9648 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 13 | Page 14 | A I think she was there. I believe that was the first time I met her. But, again, I don't recall. I don't know. Q Did anyone introduce you to Mr. Epstein while at this dinner? A I don't recall. Q Did you know anything about Mr. Epstein prior to meeting him? A I don't recall knowing anything about him prior to meeting him, no. Q So when you said that you would be a body man of sorts to President Clinton, did you know who would be in these meetings prior to staffing President Clinton? A You know, … | ||
| 9649 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 14 | Page 15 | Q But you don't remember Mr. Epstein's personality at all? Did he seem outgoing? Did he seem well-connected? A I don't recall anything about his personality. Q Can you just briefly characterize the nature of your relationship with Mr. Epstein? A Sure. I really barely knew him. I spent very little time with him, and my contact with him was with President Clinton, as a staff member to President Clinton. Q So after that initial meeting, early 2000s, how many times did you interact with Mr. Epstein?… | ||
| 9650 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 15 | Page 16 | A I don't recall specifically. I think it potentially could have been that same night that President Clinton was having dinner with Jeffrey Epstein. Q You said this was a private dinner between you, President Clinton, Mr. Epstein, and Ms. Maxwell. Do you know who organized this dinner? A I don't recall. It was a private dinner between President Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein. I was staffing him that night. Mr. Emmer. You said you're not sure whether you met Ms. Maxwell at this dinner. What is your … | ||
| 9651 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 16 | Page 17 | dinners with Ms. Maxwell? A I mean, I don't recall having any -- I don't recall anything specific, but again, in retrospect, seeing emails and things, there's -- you know, obviously, it seems like I did, but I just don't remember them. Sorry. Q Did you ever have alone time with Ms. Maxwell where it was only you two present? A I don't recall ever having alone time with her. Q So you said that you were friends with Ms. Maxwell. Is that correct? A Yes. Q So what was your understanding of what Ms. M… | ||
| 9652 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 17 | Page 18 | A No. Absolutely not. Never. Q Did you ever have a sexual relationship with Ms. Maxwell? A No. Absolutely not. Never. Q So you never had sexual contact of any kind with Ms. Maxwell? A Absolutely not. No. Mr. Emmer. And you mentioned that Ms. Maxwell seemed to surround herself with important people. Are there certain individuals that you can think of, of note? Mr. Band. I don't remember anybody specifically. That was just my -- you're asking me to recall. That's just my general recollection. BY M… | ||
| 9653 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 18 | Page 19 | Clinton's world, yes. Mr. Emmer. Did you communicate that directive to her directly, or just individuals in the Clinton Foundation? Mr. Band. I sent an email to a senior staff member in the Clinton office. I don't recall whether I did or didn't discuss it with her. BY MR. HARNICE: Q Has Ms. Maxwell, after the time that you ended your relationship, has she ever attempted to contact you in any way? A Not that I know of, no. Not that I recall. I don't know. Q When did you find out that Ms. Maxwell … | ||
| 9654 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 19 | Page 20 | A I have no idea how she communicated with other people. Q Were you aware that Mr. Epstein regularly entertained young women at his residences? A No. Q How did Mr. Epstein act towards the young women or girls that were around him? A I spent very little time with Mr. Epstein, so I have no idea. Q So you were never around Mr. Epstein where there were any young women or girls present? A I don't recall ever being around him when there -- Q Did you ever witness Mr. Epstein engage in sexual conduct? A… | ||
| 9655 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 20 | Page 21 | women or girls to you? A No, not that I recall, no. Q Did you ever have any sexual contact with young women or girls in the presence of Mr. Epstein or Ms. Maxwell? A No. Q Did you ever have sexual contact with any young woman or girl introduced to you by Mr. Epstein or Ms. Maxwell? A No. Q Did you ever witness Mr. Epstein receive a massage from a young woman or girl? A No. Q Did you ever receive any massages from any young woman or girl brought to you by or introduced to you by Mr. Epstein or Ms… | ||
| 9656 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 21 | Page 22 | remember back then. I don't recall specifically what they were. There was an article at some point in 2011 that potentially implicated her, and I had heard some -- I recall hearing some things. I don't remember what they specifically were. But just the inkling of her potential involvement in those activities was enough for me to do what I did, taking action to remove her from President Clinton's world. Mr. Emmer. Do you recall whether anyone involved in the Clinton Foundation had similar concern… | ||
| 9657 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 22 | Page 23 | Q And to your knowledge, that 2001 dinner that I keep going back to, was that the first time that President Clinton had met Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell? A Again, I'm not exactly sure whether it was 2001 or 2002, but -- I'm not sure of the distinction. I don't know. I'm sorry. Could you restate the question? I'm sorry. Q Yeah. So I just asked how you would describe the nature of President Clinton's relationship with Mr. Epstein, going back to that dinner back in 2001, was that the first … | ||
| 9658 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 23 | Page 24 | Q Well, what about the trips with Mr. Epstein that you took on his private plane; were you present on the private plane trips that President Clinton would take? A I was, and I don't ever recall engaging with Mr. Epstein on those trips. Q But you never saw President Clinton speaking with or conversing with Mr. Epstein? A Well, the way that -- again, this is the best of my recollection because it's been some time. The way that his large airplane was set up is the guests were seated in the front, t… | ||
| 9659 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 24 | Page 25 | Mr. Epstein? A I don't recall whether I did or I didn't advise him on that. Q We'll say in the 2020 Vanity Fair interview of you states that you did advise President Clinton to end his relationship with Mr. Epstein. Is that true? Mr. Shapiro. Is it true that it says that, or is it true that he did it? BY MR. HARNICE: Q Is it true that you did it? A Sorry. Could you repeat the question? I'm sorry. Q Yes. This is in the 2020 Vanity Fair article to which you were interviewed. In there, it states th… | ||
| 9660 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 25 | Page 26 | A As it relates to the trip, you know, as I said earlier, he went on an incredible amount of humanitarian missions, you know, after the earthquakes in Gujarat, after an earthquake in India, after the tsunamis in Southeast Asia, he went on a few trips with President Bush 41. So he went to Africa, to the best of my recollection, many, many times over his post-Presidential life, and I staffed him on those trips, traveling 250 to 300 days a year. I just don't remember specifically that trip. Sorry. … | ||
| 9661 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 26 | Page 27 | Mr. Grant. You said your conversations with Vanity Fair were over a long period of time. Three months? Six months? A year? Do you recall how long you were talking to Vanity Fair leading up to this article? Mr. Band. I'm sorry. I just don't recall specifically. I just remember it being a long period of time. BY MR. HARNICE: Q Just to touch quickly on that Vanity Fair article, stated that in January 2003, President Clinton visited Epstein's private Caribbean island. Mr. Band, did President Clinton… | ||
| 9662 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 27 | Page 28 | Mr. Emmer. Do you recall whether you ever sought to correct the representations made in the article? Mr. Band. It's certainly possible that I did. I just don't recall whether I did or I didn't. BY MR. HARNICE: Q Jumping back towards President Clinton's relationship with Ms. Maxwell, how would you describe -- how would you characterize their relationship? A To me, they seemed to be friends. Q Do you have any knowledge of President Clinton meeting Ms. Maxwell prior to that 2001 dinner, or early 20… | ||
| 9663 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 28 | Page 29 | A I don't recall whether I said to him to end it. As I said, I recall -- I have an email that I sent in 2011 to remove her from all lists, which was my attempt to do so. Q You never had a conversation with President Clinton about ending this relationship, about cutting ties, about what you had done to insulate him and the Foundation from Ms. Maxwell? A It's certainly possible that I did. I just don't recall. Q Are you aware of any relationship between Secretary Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein? A I d… | ||
| 9664 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 29 | Page 30 | A I don't recall any specific events or being in the room. Obviously, it's been publicly reported that she attended Chelsea's wedding. So by definition, they were in the same room, but I don't remember other instances. Q How would you describe your relationship with Chelsea Clinton? A You know, I was very close to her father. He relied heavily on me. Chelsea and I had -- I had known her a long, long time since my time in the White House. And our relationship was complicated and complex and, you … | ||
| 9665 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 30 | Page 31 | A Sure. I just -- I don't. I mean, I don't know how often they were together. Chelsea's life was, for the most part, separate, obviously. She had her own life, her own family. So I don't know how much time they spent together. Q Were you at Chelsea Clinton's wedding? A I was. Q Do you recall any conversation between you and Ms. Maxwell? A I don't. Q Do you recall any conversation between you and Mr. Epstein? A I don't recall him being at the wedding, so no. Q Do you recall any conversation betwe… | ||
| 9666 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 31 | Page 32 | specifics of those conversations, so -- Q You don't recall making that quote? A I don't recall. Q You don't recall why you said that? Why was Chelsea needing Ghislaine's yachts, nice homes? A I don't recall. Q Mr. Band, why did your relationship with President Clinton end? A You know, I appreciate the question, and, you know, understand the nature of it. I spent my -- as I said, at that point -- up and to that point my entire adult life working for him and his -- the endeavors and things that he… | ||
| 9667 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 32 | Page 33 | Mr. Band. I do not recall. Mr. Emmer. When did this visit to the town home take place? Mr. Band. You know, again, I appreciate it. I'm trying to be responsive and helpful. I recall him going to meet with Epstein at his house, and I staffed him on that visit. I have a vague recollection of, many years ago. Mr. Emmer. What was the purpose of the visit? Mr. Band. No idea. Mr. Emmer. We've had another member join. Can he please announce himself for the record. Mr. Lynch. Congressman Steve Lynch from… | ||
| 9668 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 33 | Page 34 | Mr. Higgins. Were you at the top of that office? Mr. Band. He had a chief of staff, which I was not. But, yes, I would be considered -- I was at the time -- Mr. Higgins. Inner circle? Mr. Band. Yes, sir. I think in terms of your -- Mr. Higgins. Not trying to split hairs. Mr. Band. Yeah. No. I understand. Mr. Higgins. You're not a junior guy -- Mr. Band. No, sir. Mr. Higgins. -- ten offices away. You were there. Because you said several times that you staffed -- did you staff effectively for Pres… | ||
| 9669 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 34 | Page 35 | after-action review for any meeting? It's common for senior staff to take notes so that we can discuss at meeting later. Were you in the habit of doing that or not doing that? Mr. Band. No, sir, I was not in the habit of doing that. Mr. Higgins. You never took notes? Mr. Band. Not that I recall. Mr. Higgins. You said you don't recall. But surely you recall your work ethic and the means by which you achieved a status as a senior staffer to the President. So you took no notes? Mr. Band. I don't re… | ||
| 9670 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 35 | Page 36 | Mr. Higgins. When you say his -- Mr. Shapiro. Epstein's? Mr. Band. Epstein's plane. Mr. Higgins. Epstein's plane. So the Secret Service was the detail for the President, and they would regularly fly on Epstein's plane, according to your description? Mr. Band. The Secret Service would always accompany President Clinton, no matter what. Mr. Higgins. Okay. So it was guests in the front? Mr. Band. Yes, sir. Mr. Higgins. And Secret Service. And the honcho is in the back. Where were you? Mr. Band. In … | ||
| 9671 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 36 | Page 37 | would be Secret Service. And you'd sit up in the front with the regular guests? Mr. Band. Yes, sir, to the best of my recollection. I never recall going to the back of the plane ever. Mr. Higgins. Your friendship with Ms. Maxwell, you said many times that you don't recall regarding that relationship, but you say you all were friends. Mr. Band. We were friends. Mr. Higgins. But you don't recall many, many interactions with her? Mr. Band. No, sir, I don't recall. Mr. Higgins. That's all. BY MR. HA… | ||
| 9672 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 37 | Page 38 | A I don't recall this message at all, no. Q From that WJC email address, did you send that email? A I don't recall sending it. Q Mr. Band, is that WJC email address, is that your email address? A You know, I don't remember specifically the email addresses that we used and we didn't use, but I believe so. Q So, Mr. Band, did you have access to a WJC email address to which I've already laid out to you, Imcingular.com? Did you have access to that? A To the best of my recollection, yes. Q Did anyone… | ||
| 9673 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 38 | Page 39 | Q Do you know who introduced you to Mr. Levine? A I don't remember. Q Can you characterize your relationship with Mr. Levine? A Socially friends. Q And how long did you have a relationship with Mr. Levine? A I don't remember specifically. He was, again, a friend of the President's and important to him, and we were friends -- we became friends as well. Mr. Grant. And by socially friends, what does that mean? You attended functions together, you saw each other purely at work-type events? What does… | ||
| 9674 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 39 | Page 40 | [10:57 a.m.] BY MR. HARNICE: Q The reason I ask is that we have heard testimony that Philip Levine has sexually assaulted victims of Jeffrey Epstein around the time of the early 2000s. Do you have any knowledge of Mr. Levine committing these acts? Did you ever have a conversation with Mr. Levine about him sexually assaulting women? A No, absolutely not. Q Did you have any knowledge at any time that Mr. Levine was in sexual contact with a woman or young girl associated to Mr. Epstein or Ms. Maxwe… | ||
| 9675 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 40 | Page 41 | Clinton, and he decided not to go to that dinner, and I went and attended that dinner at -- Q Who attended that dinner? A I don't remember specifically who attended the dinner. Q You don't recall any single person by name attending that dinner? A Again, I'm sorry. As I said, like, we just attended so many dinners over so many years, and this was, you know, almost 2-1/2 decades ago. So I don't remember specifically who was there. Q I'm just going to run through this list and just see if it refres… | ||
| 9676 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 41 | Page 42 | A Same. Mr. Emmer. Can you speak up? Mr. Band. I'm sorry. I don't recall. Same answer. Sorry. I don't recall. BY MR. HARNICE: Q Jes Staley? A I don't recall. Q John Brockman? A I don't recall. Q David Blaine? A I don't recall. Q Mort Zuckerman? A I don't recall. Q Peter Mandelson? A I don't recall. Q Did any member of the Clinton family attend this dinner? A Not that I recall. Q In this email, it seems that you're talking about a Brenda. Who was the Brenda that you were referring to at this time… | ||
| 9677 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 42 | Page 43 | Q You go on to say that -- speak for this -- "He," meaning Mr. Levine, "is bringing the brit to je's." Who was the "brit" that Mr. Levine was transporting? A I have no idea. I don't remember. Q Were there any women or young girls present at this dinner? A I don't recall. Q I will report to you that there is an email exchange between you and Ms. Maxwell where she states to you that you should know that the people who are going to be serving along with my staff are five models. Did any female mode… | ||
| 9678 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 43 | Page 44 | A I have no idea. BY MR. EMMER: Q Mr. Band, during your opening, you testified to not going to Mr. Epstein's island. Is that right? A Yes. Q Did you ever visit his Palm Beach house? A No, not that I recall. Q Did you ever visit the New Mexico ranch? A No. Q What about his apartment in Paris? A No. Q And you testified you had been to the Manhattan town home. Is that right? A Yes. Q What do you remember from your visit to that property? A Yeah. As I said, it was just -- those two instances are all… | ||
| 9679 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 44 | Page 45 | A Not that I recall, no. Q Did you see cameras in his property? A No, not that I recall. Q There is a weird photo that portrays your former boss wearing a dress. Did you see that photo or painting while you were on the property? A I do not recall seeing that photo. I've seen it in print subsequently. Mr. Harnice. But you weren't aware of that painting existing during the time of knowing Mr. Epstein or Ms. Maxwell? Mr. Band. No, not that I recall. Mr. Grant. Mr. Band, did Ghislaine Maxwell or Jef… | ||
| 9680 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 45 | Page 46 | willingness to speak with us today. I have a couple of notes before we begin. First, some of our questions may be a little repetitive to those of our majority colleagues'. We're going to do our best to keep that at a minimum. And then, secondly, to the extent that any of our questions or your answers contain the names of survivors or their identifying information, we would ask that the majority redact that information prior to releasing the transcript publicly. And, with that, we will get starte… | ||
| 9681 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 46 | Page 47 | And, again, just to revisit that time, we understand that President Clinton's -- during President Clinton's time in office, Jeffrey Epstein visited the White House on 17 occasions from 1993 to 1995. Did you have any role in arranging those visits? A No, I did not. I was in college. Q And in October of 1999, toward the end of President Clinton's tenure, Epstein contributed $20,000 to Hillary Clinton's joint fundraising account. At that time, were you aware of this contribution? A No. Q Did you pl… | ||
| 9682 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 47 | Page 48 | A My role is -- when he left the White House, I was still finishing law school. So I was going to night law school part-time, which -- you know, working full-time to support myself, which was a lot. My role initially was just a continuation of what I did of my role as the President's aide when he was in the White House. Q And what were those responsibilities? A Those responsibilities were, as was said earlier, his body man. I traveled with him, maintained the schedule, tried to keep him on time,… | ||
| 9683 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 48 | Page 49 | A I do. I mean, again, to the best of my recollection, he had his own cell phone. I don't know at what point he got it or I don't recall when he got his own cell phone, but there's -- as I said, there's a number of ways to get to President Clinton to contact him, to reach him, to be in touch, to engage, to ask things, all those communications. Q Is it fair to say that part of your role with President Clinton was to evaluate and assist in making a decision whether to meet with someone? A Well, ul… | ||
| 9684 | Doug Band — House Oversight Committee 14 | 49 | Page 50 | philanthropic activity and civic service. And so I spent a lot of time thinking and coming up with an idea that would be about changing the way that philanthropy was engaged upon around the world and certainly in this country and where everybody could pay it forward or give some time to civic engagement or public service of some kind. And so morphing that into an idea to create the Clinton Global Initiative, which was a conference that was created for people to come and provide concrete actions … |