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PERMANENT SELECT CO]',IMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE,
j oi nt wi th the
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REFORM
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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON, D.C.
INTERVIEW OF: GEORGE KENT
Tuesday, 0ctober L5, 2019
Washington, D.C.
The interview in the above matter was held in Room
HVC-304, Capi to1 Vi s'itor Center, commenci ng at L0:08 a. m
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Present: Representatives Schiff, Himes, Sewe11, Carson,
Speier, Quigley, SwaIwell, Heck, l'4a1oney, Demings,
Kri shnamoorthi , Conaway, Wenstrup and Hurd.
Al so Present: Representati ves Norton, Mal i nowskj ,
Raski n, Rouda, Phi 11i ps, Engel , Perry, Meadows, and Zeldi n.
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For the PERMANENT SELECT COl4t'{ITTEE 0N INTELLIGENCE:
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FOT thC COMMiTTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REFORM:
FOT thC COMM]TTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAlRS
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For GEORGE KENT:
ANDREW WRIGHT
BARRY M. HARTMAN
NANCY IHEANCHO
K&L GATES LLP
1-601 K Street NW
Washi ngton, D. C. 2005- 1600
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THE CHAIRMAN: The committee wilt come to order.
Good morni ng, Deputy Assi stant Secretary Kent, and
welcome to the House Permanent Select Commi ttee on
Intelligence, which, along with the Foreign Affairs and
Oversight Committees, is conducting thjs'investigation as
part of the official impeachment inquiry of the House of
Representati ves.
Today's deposition is being conducted as part of the
impeachment inquiry. In light of attempts by the State
Department in coordination with the White House to direct you
not to appear and efforts to limit your testimony, the
committee had no choice but to compel your appearance today.
We thank you for complying with the dual1y authorized
congress'ional subpoena, as other witnesses have done as we11.
We expect nothing less from a dedicated career cj