DEPOSITION OF: NICHOLAS LUNA
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A Who was your boss at that point? Dan Walsh. All right. And did your job responsibilities change after that? Yes, they did. When was that and to what? I believe it was — and I’m sorry for not knowing the exact dates. It was — it 16 1 was 20 — like late 2018 or early 2019, I became the President’s personal aide. My title 2 was deputy assistant to the President for operations and personal aide to the President.
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A What does that mean? So to make sure that the lighting looks good, that the, you know, the 3 principal, the person in the shot, is centered, the audio is audible, and that, you know, 4 there’s no hair out of place or a tie that’s misstrewn or whatever. 5 6 Q A How many takes did the President do of those remarks? I recall more than one, so at a minimum two. But I don’t recall if it was 7 three, four — if it was two, three, four, or five. 8 Q Do you remember what changed between the first take and the second 9 take? I don’t specifically recall what changed, no, sir. 162 10 11 A Q Were there two completed takes, meaning that the President could choose 12 between the versions that he wanted? 13 A 14 one, yes. 15 16 17 18 19 Q A Q A Q I believe so. If my memory serves me, there was a completed take, the first