president of the united states of america to reimburse you for hush money payments to miss clifford, is that what you are telling the american people today? >> yes, mr. chairman. >> did the president call you on public messaging about the payments to miss clifford? >> yes. >> what did the president ask or suggest. >> it was not knowledgeable of these reimbursements or knowledgeable of my reaction. >> he asked you to say that? >> yes. >> your meeting with donald trump in july of 2016, when roger stone happened to call and tell mr. trump he had just spoken to mr. assange, is that correct? >> that's correct. it was a short conversation, i just want to let you know that i gotten off the phone with julian