Transcript excerpt of vague congressional hearing questioning without substantive details

Oo O DN OO FF WwW NY =| NO RO PO PNP NM NO | S| S| HS SF S| S| S| S| S| non BP WO NO -|- ODO OO WDN OO OT BP WO NYO — 53 A. Okay. There are going to be -- I'm going to end up giving you nine reasons, each of which is complicated, so I just want to -- I don't want to be accused of filibustering or anything. I just want you to know that you have asked a broad question that's going to require a broad and extended answer. Q. Answer the question. A. Okay. Then I'm going to refer to a -- I have a -- well, actually, I don't. Q. Let me ask you this: Before you refer to something -- A. Yeah. Q. -- please give me your best recollection of what the basis was, the factual basis that you had in mind, if the court said to you -- let me put it this way . If you went to court and Judge Marra said, Professor Cassell, what's your factual basis for this allegation? Tell me. What would you say? A. — Right. MS. McCAWLEY: Wait. Outside the context of of anything that's been communicated to you. MR. SCAROLA: Excuse me. You have asked two different questions now and I need to understand which question you are asking. ROUGH DRAFT ONLY HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021876