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Mr. Smith to be deposed under oath in Arctic Frost investigation
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Summary
An unidentified speaker said Mr. Smith will be deposed under oath in two weeks as part of the Arctic Frost investigation, and that deputies Windham, Bratt and Cooney have already been deposed; the transcript does not specify Mr. Smith's role or an exact date.
Unidentified Speaker said Mr. Smith will be deposed under oath in two weeks as part of the Arctic Frost investigation and that investigators have already interviewed several deputies tied to the probe.
"He will definitely be under oath, obligated to tell the truth," Unidentified Speaker said, adding, "He can assert privileges, but, yes, he will be under oath, and we'll be asking questions, all kinds of questions." The transcript does not identify the speaker by name or provide a role title.
The speaker said deputies "mister Windham, mister Bratt, mister Cooney, some of the key people who were involved with Arctic Frost investigation" have already been deposed and that the Arctic Frost probe "was merged with the special counsel investigation that he led." The speaker added, "So we've already talked to them," and said investigators are "continuing to get information."
On scheduling, the speaker said, "2 weeks from today, we will be deposing mister Smith, and he asked he will be under oath, obligated to answer questions truthful." The transcript gives the timing only as "two weeks from today" and does not supply a calendar date, Mr. Smith's first name, or a formal title.
No vote, formal motion or legal authority was recorded in the transcript excerpt. The remarks in this transcript focus on the procedural matters of witness examination and the status of evidence gathering; the body that convened the discussion was not named in the transcript itself.
