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Oo O DN OO FF WwW NY = NO RO PRP LP PNMO NO | S| S| |S FS FS S| S| | | no Bb WO NO F- ODO OO WDNnN DO OT BP WO NYO — Sweeder & Ross for Professor Dershowitz. Thereupon, PAUL G. CASSELL, having been first duly sworn, was examined and testified as follows: THE WITNESS: I do. DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. SIMPSON: Q. Good morning or good afternoon, I guess? A. Afternoon, yes. Q. If I ask any questions today that you can't understand, would you please let me know and I'11 attempt to rephrase or clarify it? A. Sure. Q. You're a former United States District Judge; is that correct? A. That's correct. Q. When were you a judge? A. From about 2002 'til about November 2007. Q. Okay. So you were appointed by the first President Bush? A. Yes. Q Uh, second President Bush? A. Second President Bush, yes. Q And then after resigning as a judge, you ROUGH DRAFT ONLY HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021826