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EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, JOINT WITH THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C.
INTERVIEW OF:
JONATHAN MOFFA
(Questions and answers here relate to the Trump Russia investigation)
Q The second message, unredacted message in here, which I believe is repeated, says, “I’ll prep to get the four profiles tight in the morning.”
A Yeah
Q What does that mean?
A So I am — without getting into specifics, the analytic team is pulling together background information on things relevant to that investigation, and so that’s what I’m talking about, where I can’t tell you what specifically these four were. I legitimately don’t remember.
But what I would be referring to is whatever that documentation was that my team is working on, getting them tight means like I will look at them and make sure that I think they meet the standard of going to the Director, and we’ll get that ready and then it will be ready for the briefing. So that’s what I’m telling him.
Q When you say profiles, generally, are you speaking about people or are you speaking about something else?
A I would generally be speaking about people.
Q it be —Okay. And are you speaking about witnesses or is it — could
A Yeah, that’s what I can’t tell you....
(Another line of questions)
Q Generally did Mr. Strzok refer to Deputy Director McCabe as “Andy,” I mean, not necessarily to him but —
A. Yeah, to the best of my recollection, he would.
Q Okay. And then he says, “Same layout for brief as Joe and Brian did for Andy.” Who are Joe and Brian?
A. Part of the guidance they’ve given me, I can’t talk about them.
Q. But Joe and Brian are FBI employees?
Ms. Bessee. He can — the witness can answer that one.
Mr. Moffa. Yeah, they’re FBI employees.
BY MR. PARMITER:
Q This also refers to CHS. What does that stand for?
A. Confidential human source.
Q Okay. Without asking you to get into identities, how many CHS’s did you have working on this investigation at the time?
Mr. Sinton. Yeah, let’s confer. [Discussion off the record.]
Mr. Moffa. Okay. So I legitimately do not know the total number of CHS’s. That’s an operational side decision, but I also don’t want to imply to you that I don’t — I’m not aware of any CHS’s, right. So that’s what we were just talking about. But I legitimately can’t tell you the overall number that are engaged. I just don’t know it.
BY MR. PARMITER:
Q Okay. Was one of them Christopher Steele?
Mr. Sinton. Let’s confer. [Discussion off the record.]
Mr. Moffa. Yes