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But, Nick, um, I think you understand the root of concern here.

It's the way you described...

...very emphatically...

...your first encounter with him in his apartment...

...said you were disgusted...

...would never have any contact with him again.

Did you in fact make the visit to Jeffrey Epstein's private island?

I did have lunch with him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation.

My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies.

I had another couple with... they were there as well with their children...

...and we had lunch on the island. That is true.

For an hour. And we left with all of my children, with my nannies...

...and my wife, all together. We were on family vacation. We were not apart.

To suggest there was anything untoward about that in 2012...

I don't... I don't recall why we did it, but...

Mr. Secretary, again, I... as I said, there...