previously. Under the House deposition rules, counsel for other persons or government agencies may not attend, and you are permitted to have your attorney present.
Counsel, at this time, would you state your name for the record, please?
Mr. Brothers. Yes. My name is Paul Brothers. I'm with Graves Garrett and counsel for Ms. McCallum.
Great. Thank you.
So we have an official court reporter here transcribing the record of this deposition.
Ms. McCallum, have you ever been deposed before?
The Witness. No.
Okay. So the ground rules are pretty simple here. We will just ask for you to please wait for each question to be completed before you respond, and that's so that the reporter can get everything clearly on the record. We will also try to wait until your response is completed before asking another question. And we'll ask that you respond verbally, since the court reporter can't record responses like a nod of the head or anything—shaking your head—like that.
So we also will ask that you provide complete responses, complete answers, based on your best recollection. If the question is not clear, please do ask for clarification, and we'll be happy to do that. If you do not know the answer, please say so.
And you may only refuse to answer a question to preserve a privilege that is recognized by the select committee. So, if you refuse to answer a question based on a privilege, staff may either proceed with the deposition or seek a ruling from the chair on the objection. If the chair overrules an objection, you are required to answer the question.
And I also want to remind you that it is unlawful to deliberately provide false
