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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document529 Filed 12/08/21 LBF3MAXC Page 16 of 18 16 1 witness counsel in that room when that witness is testifying. 2 THE COURT: That's a question for the district 3 executive's office. 4 MS. COMEY: Understood, your Honor. imagine the 5 same would be true for supervisors of the government. That 6 question would go to the district executive's office? 7 THE COURT: It does. 8 MS. COMEY: Thank you, your Honor. 9 I have nothing else. Thank you. 10 THE COURT: Okay. Yes. 11 MR. EVERDELL: Yes, your Honor. One brief issue that 12 am not asking the Court to do anything about, but I want to 13 make the Court aware of it. The defense has made a number of 14 Touhy requests, thus far in the case. 15 I want to raise with the Court one in particular where 16 we've asked for a witness to authenticate certain border 17 crossing records, a witness from the Customs and Border 18 Protection. The government has been working to get a witness 19 and make one available to us. The request was made several 20 weeks ago. 21 I want to flag this for the Court because, as I 22 understand it from the government, there is some complications 23 with this issue. But we do expect to have a witness available 24 to us to be able to authenticate these documents, unless we 25 reach some agreement as to authenticity in a stip. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00008260