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of the underage women had travelled on Mr. Epstein's plane, Q. Did you ever meet any of the plaintiffs? MR. SCAROLA: That's question that's been asked and answered. THE WITNESS: | do not have a specific recollection of ever meeting them. MR. SCAROLA: You are exhausting my indulgence. MR. GOLDBERGER: Fair enough. MR. SCAROLA: You've exhausted my indulgence. BY MR. GOLDBERGER: Q. Do you know whether any of your investigators at the firm had any kind of high tech surveillance equipment or, you know, wire tapping equipment? A. I believe they did. Q. Do you know whether this was legal stuff or illegal staff? A. J] did not know, nor did ] care. Q. Do you know if any of that stuff was used to elther wire tap or surveil Mr. Epstein? A. I donot know one way or the other. Q. What sort of equipment did you know that have any knowledge of your firm's attempt during the Ponzi scheme to depose Alan Dershowitz? A. No, sir. ] don't have a recollection of one way or the other. Q. Okay. The name Kendall Coffey was brought up before. Do you know who Kendall Coffey is? A. Yes. Q. Who do you know him to be? A. Former U.S. attorney, current criminal defense lawyer. Q. Was he a friendship of the firm's? A. Represented RRA when I fled the country. Q. So he was a friend of the firm, or a friend of yours at least, right? A. He wasn't a friend of mine. Q. A friend of the firm? A. No idea. Q. He represented them when | fled the country. l remember him coming in and doing like a show and tell in my office on TV. MR. GOLDBERGER: Patience gets rewarded. I'm done. Thank you, Mr. Rothstein. That's all the questions that ] have. THE WITNESS: You are welcome. Page 120 CROSS EXAMINATION BY MR. SCAROLA: @. Mr. Rothstein, again, Jack Scarola on behalf of Brad Edwards. 1 want you to assume that Brad has testified under oath that you never had a substantive discussion with him regarding the Epstein case. Do you have any basis whatsoever to question the accuracy of that testimony? A. ldo not. 2-20 DO Q. want you to assume that Brad has or will testify under oath that while you were copied on ee ee aR LOTR R NY ODOrADO DWN OB WNME THU WMANINAYOBWNEFR THU DMDrAIA NB WN BH NNMMNMNMNF RP Eee PPE they had, meaning your investigators? A. J had told Mr. Jenne and others involved in the investigation arm of RRA to get whatever equipment they thought they needed and to get the best stuff that they could get. What they actually did, I can't tell you. Q. You know as part of the Epstein litigation, and J'm talking about now after your using it in the Ponzi scheme, do you know whether anyone at your firm attempted to depose ex-President Bill Clinton? A. 1 don't recall that, sir. Q. Okay. How about Donald Trump, same question? MF OW WAI aA UO fS® WN EE ; regardin p the legitimate prosecution of the A. 1] don't recall that. As a matter of fact, 5 Epstein cases. Do you have any basis whatsoever to we had represented Trump in some things, wehadsome | question the accuracy of that testimony? pretty close ties with him, so | can’t imagine that : A. No, sir, they would have done that with my authority. ; Q. 1 want you to assume that Brad has or will Q. Okay. : testify under oath that you never directed the filing A. 1 don't recall that. i of any documents in the Epstein case, including the Q. Do you know whether Adler would have -- July federal complaint that's been marked as an would Adler have the authorize to do that without exhibit to your deposition. Do you have any reason getting your permission? whatsoever to question the accuracy of that testimony? A. The authority, no. Might he have tried, : A. No, sir. yes. Q. | want you to assume that Brad has or will Q. Okay. How about Alan Dershowitz, do you : testify under oath that you never directed the taking Page 121 a Ww Ei ‘ : 3 i = Ei : B h co) oe tn Aaa NN NR 31 (Pages 118 to 121) FRIEDMAN, LOMBARD] & OLSON 305-371-6677 5ed93085-0554-447f-bcdd-ca2d8fe941 df HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017520