PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
Interview of: Marc Elias
Kash Patel, Senior Counsel on Counterterrorism
Kathryn Ruemuller, from Lathan and Watkins, representing Marc Elias
December 13, 2017
Q: And my last questioning is just basically related to the DNC hack real quick. Was it your decision that the DNC hire CrowdStrike? Were you involved with that at all?
ELIAS: [NONVERBAL RESPONSE]
Q: Do you know who took that for action over there?
MS. RUEMMLER: lf you know who hired CrowdStrike. You can answer that if you know.
MR. ELIAS: I believe Michael Sussmann, but I could be wrong.
MR. PATEL: And then with Michael Sussmann, was he involved with any of the matters that we talked about today as they pertain to Fusion GPS, Christopher Steele, and.the ultimate production of the material that was, resulted from their work?
MS. RUEMMLER: I think as stated that question calls for information that's protected under privilege, and I instruct you not to answer.
[REDACTED]: That's all I've got.
You guys have anything?
[REDACTED]: No.
[CONCLUSION OF INTERVIEW]
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