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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Legal deposition transcript (rough draft)
File Size:
1.28 MB
Summary
This is a page from a rough draft of a deposition transcript (page 106) stamped by the House Oversight Committee. The exchange is between Mr. Simpson (questioner) and Mr. Cassell (witness). Tensions rise as Cassell defends a lengthy answer, stating he was not filibustering but addressing a matter critical to 'Miss Roberts' involving 'sexual abuse.' Simpson apologizes for attempting humor, acknowledging the intensity of the situation, and compares Cassell's conduct to that of Professor Dershowitz.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Cassell | Witness |
The witness answering questions, defending the length of his previous answer, and emphasizing the seriousness of the ...
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| Mr. Simpson | Interviewer/Attorney |
The person questioning the witness, who apologizes for attempting humor.
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| Miss Roberts | Subject |
Mentioned by Mr. Cassell as someone to whom the subject matter is very important (likely Virginia Roberts Giuffre).
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| Mr. Dershowitz / Professor Dershowitz | Subject |
Mentioned by Mr. Simpson as someone who was also trying to answer questions in a similar situation.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| House Oversight Committee |
Inferred from the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021929'.
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Timeline (1 events)
December 30th (Year unspecified in this page)
Relationships (2)
Cassell states the subject is 'very important to Miss Roberts' and he wanted to be comprehensive for that reason.
Simpson compares Cassell's situation to Dershowitz's attempts to answer questions.
Key Quotes (4)
"I was not trying to filibuster."Source
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"This is very important to me. This is not -- this is not something that I find funny."Source
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Quote #2
"This involves sexual abuse --"Source
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Quote #3
"Mr. Cassell, I apologize for attempting humor in this intense situation."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,158 characters)
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1 THE WITNESS: Well, I wasn't trying to -- let
2 me be clear. I was not trying to filibuster.
3 You asked me a very direct question which was, I
4 want to know everything that was in your memory
5 on December 30th, and as you can tell, this was a
6 very important subject to me and it's very
7 important to Miss Roberts and I wanted to be
8 comprehensive. And I gave you the opportunity
9 to say, let's have a narrower question, but you
10 wanted a broad questions. That's why I did this.
11 BY MR. SIMPSON:
12 Q. Mr. Cassell, I apologize for attempting humor
13 in this intense situation.
14 A. This is very important to me. This is not --
15 this is not something that I find funny.
16 Q. Well, I say it's very important to
17 Mr. Dershowitz, Professor Dershowitz also, he was trying
18 to answer questions. I'm not questioning that you were
19 trying to answer my question and I appreciate it.
20 Mr. Dershowitz was trying to do the same
21 thing and it is a difficult situation.
22 A. All right.
23 Q. So I was not trying to make light of the
24 questions I'm asking you.
25 A. This involves sexual abuse --
2 me be clear. I was not trying to filibuster.
3 You asked me a very direct question which was, I
4 want to know everything that was in your memory
5 on December 30th, and as you can tell, this was a
6 very important subject to me and it's very
7 important to Miss Roberts and I wanted to be
8 comprehensive. And I gave you the opportunity
9 to say, let's have a narrower question, but you
10 wanted a broad questions. That's why I did this.
11 BY MR. SIMPSON:
12 Q. Mr. Cassell, I apologize for attempting humor
13 in this intense situation.
14 A. This is very important to me. This is not --
15 this is not something that I find funny.
16 Q. Well, I say it's very important to
17 Mr. Dershowitz, Professor Dershowitz also, he was trying
18 to answer questions. I'm not questioning that you were
19 trying to answer my question and I appreciate it.
20 Mr. Dershowitz was trying to do the same
21 thing and it is a difficult situation.
22 A. All right.
23 Q. So I was not trying to make light of the
24 questions I'm asking you.
25 A. This involves sexual abuse --
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