[Paul R.]

I believe that's not quite halfway into the vid:

Austin testified he transferred authority to Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense;

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In both instances? Immediately or hours or days later? I believe he said he contacted his staff the second trip but could not recall when. Do you have information when or if he contacted his staff during the December hospitalization? Not that it really matters, no level of incompetence would ever result in his dismissal.